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Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "iran"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169158Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response”. EPP, Renew, S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (449 for, 2 against, 21 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

449

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

447 votes

Turnout (cast)

472

Absent

233

Participation rate

67.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 125Against 1Abstain 0Absent 53

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 60

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 10Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 9Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
France65
Poland40
Spain29
Italy28

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 5Absent 43

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 4Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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