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New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Democracy64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "elections"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169252Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and Left voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (429 for, 27 against, 48 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

429

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

402 votes

Turnout (cast)

504

Absent

201

Participation rate

71.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 1Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 44

Renew100 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 35Against 3Abstain 8Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 31Absent 24

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 8Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 1Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
France47
Spain47
Poland40
Netherlands22

Most against

Hungary5

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 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 47Against 3Abstain 14Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 7Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 21Absent 38

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 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 22Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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