← 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 182644Source: 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (202 for, 412 against, 37 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

202

Against

412

Abstain

Margin of victory

210 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 13Against 160Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 72Against 51Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 13Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 62Abstain 9Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 14Against 49Abstain 6Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden16
Greece10
Ireland10
Finland9
Austria7

Most against

France47
Germany46
Spain43
Italy42
Poland42

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 23Against 47Abstain 4Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 46Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 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 3Against 42Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 9Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 43Abstain 4Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

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