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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 170492Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, PfE, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (252 for, 318 against, 64 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

252

Against

318

Abstain

Margin of victory

66 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

87.7%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 162Abstain 2Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE81 MEPs

For 41Against 16Abstain 18Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 69Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 23Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 13Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France53
Italy33
Spain30
Belgium11
Portugal11

Most against

Germany51
Poland45
Hungary15
Romania15
Netherlands14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 11Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland16 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 53Against 20Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 51Abstain 3Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 4Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 14Abstain 20Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 22Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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