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EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"
title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "sanctions"
"russia" is a non-EU country topic
"russian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 170480Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia”. PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (116 for, 483 against, 36 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

116

Against

483

Abstain

Margin of victory

367 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 162Abstain 0Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 114Abstain 1Absent 20

PfE81 MEPs

For 54Against 12Abstain 9Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 5Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 4Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 14Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary9
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany66
Italy51
Spain43
Poland42
France38

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Greece
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 7Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland16 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 29Against 38Abstain 6Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 66Abstain 3Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 51Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 5Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 5Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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