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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 170485Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (477 for, 132 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

477

Against

132

Abstain

Margin of victory

345 votes

Turnout (cast)

630

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 148Against 3Abstain 10Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 65Abstain 3Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 60Against 5Abstain 3Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 23Against 14Abstain 3Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Italy48
Spain47
Poland46
France40

Most against

Czech Republic11
Hungary9
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 16Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 7Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 18Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 5Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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