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The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season ***I

Vote ID 175610Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 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 “The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (425 for, 106 against, 43 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

425

Against

106

Abstain

Margin of victory

319 votes

Turnout (cast)

574

Absent

146

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 133Against 6Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 1Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 3Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 18Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 11Absent 16

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 5Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 3Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
Italy51
Poland42
Spain37
France31

Most against

Hungary15

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 26Abstain 8Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 22Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 5Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 13Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 37Against 2Abstain 7Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

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