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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 177527Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (167 for, 405 against, 6 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

167

Against

405

Abstain

Margin of victory

238 votes

Turnout (cast)

578

Absent

142

Participation rate

80.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 137Abstain 1Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 110Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary11
Czech Republic9
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany64
France39
Spain37
Italy35
Poland26

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 39Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 64Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 35Abstain 0Absent 17

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 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 37Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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