← Votes·2025-12-16

Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "saudi arabia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 182642Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (188 for, 431 against, 40 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

188

Against

431

Abstain

Margin of victory

243 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 163Abstain 4Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 59Against 66Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 68Abstain 5Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 16Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 13Against 49Abstain 6Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden11
Ireland9
Finland8
Austria7

Most against

France50
Germany49
Spain48
Poland43
Italy37

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 23Against 50Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 49Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 37Abstain 8Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 43Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 9Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 48Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

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