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Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russian"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Moldova95%
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "moldova"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "moldova" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russian" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 178782Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
58
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Russia
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓Close result
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+10 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (271 for, 297 against, 50 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For
271
Against
297
Abstain
50
Margin of victory
26 votes
Turnout (cast)
618
Absent
102
Participation rate
85.8%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 26 votes. 102 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (102) was larger than the 26-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 31Against 106Abstain 25Absent 23
S&D135 MEPs
For 113Against 4Abstain 0Absent 18
ECR82 MEPs
For 5Against 61Abstain 8Absent 8
PfE82 MEPs
For 0Against 63Abstain 11Absent 8
Renew79 MEPs
For 42Against 19Abstain 2Absent 16
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
The Left45 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14
NI29 MEPs
For 4Against 18Abstain 4Absent 3
ESN27 MEPs
For 1Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Spain29
  • Netherlands18
  • Sweden15
  • Belgium14
  • Denmark12
Most against
  • Germany48
  • France46
  • Poland35
  • Italy33
  • Romania22
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 9Absent 2
Denmark15 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2
Finland15 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4
France82 MEPs
For 25Against 46Abstain 2Absent 9
Germany96 MEPs
For 41Against 48Abstain 1Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 29Against 33Abstain 2Absent 12
Latvia9 MEPs
For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 5Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 5Against 35Abstain 5Absent 8
Portugal21 MEPs
For 7Against 5Abstain 4Absent 5
Romania33 MEPs
For 2Against 22Abstain 1Absent 8
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 29Against 10Abstain 14Absent 7
Sweden21 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

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