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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 179756Source: 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+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 “United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure”. EPP and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (204 for, 380 against, 16 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

204

Against

380

Abstain

Margin of victory

176 votes

Turnout (cast)

600

Absent

120

Participation rate

83.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 148Against 10Abstain 4Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 87Abstain 0Absent 38

PfE82 MEPs

For 1Against 75Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 61Abstain 2Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 59Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 30Against 12Abstain 2Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 4Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Poland26
Netherlands14
Romania14
Sweden11

Most against

France69
Italy54
Spain32
Czech Republic13
Belgium12

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 39Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 54Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 32Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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