← 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 182643Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (155 for, 474 against, 25 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

155

Against

474

Abstain

Margin of victory

319 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 172Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 59Against 59Abstain 5Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 6Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 12Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden10
Finland7

Most against

Germany52
France51
Spain47
Poland45
Italy41

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 51Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 52Abstain 7Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 41Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 47Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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