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United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 179736Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (443 for, 112 against, 52 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

443

Against

112

Abstain

Margin of victory

331 votes

Turnout (cast)

607

Absent

113

Participation rate

84.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 165Against 0Abstain 2Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 1Absent 38

PfE82 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 24Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 2Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 60Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 9Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
Italy47
Poland45
Spain39
France34

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 29Abstain 9Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 22Abstain 3Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 9Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 9Abstain 5Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 10

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 8Abstain 4Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

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