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Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system

Energy86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"
title/description contains "electricity"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 177506Source: 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: Energy
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 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 “Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system”. PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (170 for, 396 against, 4 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

170

Against

396

Abstain

Margin of victory

226 votes

Turnout (cast)

570

Absent

150

Participation rate

79.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 12Against 121Abstain 2Absent 50

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 108Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE81 MEPs

For 64Against 2Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 2Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Hungary11
Czech Republic10
Slovakia7
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany69
Spain39
Italy33
Poland26
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 32Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 69Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 33Abstain 1Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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