← Votes·2025-07-08

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

Vote ID 177670Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (542 for, 109 against, 30 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

542

Against

109

Abstain

Margin of victory

433 votes

Turnout (cast)

681

Absent

Participation rate

94.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 167Against 1Abstain 5Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 14Against 57Abstain 7Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 9Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 18Abstain 4Absent 0

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Italy69
Spain49
Poland46
France39

Most against

Hungary13

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 28Abstain 10Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 5Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

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