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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 170482Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (167 for, 384 against, 78 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

167

Against

384

Abstain

Margin of victory

217 votes

Turnout (cast)

629

Absent

Participation rate

87.0%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 157Abstain 5Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 47Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 60Abstain 7Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 14Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain24
Greece6
Malta3
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany61
Poland45
Italy37
Netherlands26
Hungary15

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Malta
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 20Against 24Abstain 29Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 61Abstain 6Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 4Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 37Abstain 1Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 19Abstain 8Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

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