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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 177521Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Energy
✓Some political group division
✓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+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (530 for, 20 against, 31 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

530

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

510 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 138Against 0Abstain 0Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE81 MEPs

For 57Against 7Abstain 5Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 8Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 15Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Germany66
Italy59
Poland44
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 13Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

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