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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 179763Source: 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, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (416 for, 140 against, 48 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

416

Against

140

Abstain

Margin of victory

276 votes

Turnout (cast)

604

Absent

116

Participation rate

83.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 151Against 5Abstain 6Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 95Against 2Abstain 1Absent 37

PfE82 MEPs

For 16Against 51Abstain 10Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 38Against 8Abstain 24Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 60Against 2Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 29Abstain 2Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
Spain49
Poland45
Italy28
Sweden20

Most against

France43
Hungary12
Belgium10

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
France
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 27Against 43Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 24Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 13Abstain 20Absent 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 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 7Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 4Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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