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Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty ***

Energy65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "treaty"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 168589Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Energy
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (560 for, 43 against, 27 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

560

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

517 votes

Turnout (cast)

630

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 157Against 3Abstain 1Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 19Against 15Abstain 17Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 5Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France75
Germany72
Spain54
Poland44
Italy39

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 15Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 17Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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