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Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus ***I

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Trade86%

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "export"
title/description contains "customs"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russian" is a non-EU country topic
title contains non-EU country "belarus"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 176844Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (411 for, 100 against, 78 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

411

Against

100

Abstain

Margin of victory

311 votes

Turnout (cast)

589

Absent

131

Participation rate

81.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 144Against 0Abstain 5Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 1Abstain 3Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 38Against 7Abstain 27Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 6Against 49Abstain 11Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 7Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 16Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 5Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
Poland45
Spain40
France34
Romania20

Most against

Cyprus2

Divided delegations

France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 33Abstain 5Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 20Abstain 4Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 9Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 29Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 8Abstain 4Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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