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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 179762Source: 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
✓Significant 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+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 “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 (378 for, 160 against, 64 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

378

Against

160

Abstain

Margin of victory

218 votes

Turnout (cast)

602

Absent

118

Participation rate

83.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 150Against 0Abstain 10Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 79Against 11Abstain 8Absent 37

PfE82 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 13Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 20Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 34Against 4Abstain 7Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 32Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Poland42
Spain39
Netherlands21
Sweden20

Most against

France40
Hungary12
Greece9
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 9Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 24Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 7Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 21Abstain 24Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 7Abstain 6Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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