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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 178783Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
66
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Russia
  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant national delegation divergence
  • ✓Very 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+12 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+12 / 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, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (287 for, 279 against, 62 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
287
Against
279
Abstain
62
Margin of victory
8 votes
Turnout (cast)
628
Absent
92
Participation rate
87.2%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 8 votes. 92 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (92) was larger than the 8-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

  • EPPhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
  • S&Dhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
  • Renewhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
  • Lefthad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 8)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (12 absent)Romania (12 absent)

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 40Against 111Abstain 12Absent 22
S&D135 MEPs
For 116Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18
PfE82 MEPs
For 4Against 56Abstain 17Absent 5
ECR82 MEPs
For 5Against 65Abstain 5Absent 7
Renew79 MEPs
For 39Against 22Abstain 2Absent 16
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
The Left45 MEPs
For 31Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13
NI29 MEPs
For 5Against 12Abstain 10Absent 2
ESN27 MEPs
For 1Against 9Abstain 16Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Spain48
  • Germany40
  • Netherlands18
  • Sweden16
  • Belgium15
Most against
  • France49
  • Poland36
  • Italy35
  • Romania20
  • Hungary19
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium22 MEPs
For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 11Absent 0
Denmark15 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3
France82 MEPs
For 24Against 49Abstain 2Absent 7
Germany96 MEPs
For 40Against 28Abstain 20Absent 8
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland14 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 28Against 35Abstain 1Absent 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 36Abstain 5Absent 7
Portugal21 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 12
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 48Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

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