← 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 182645Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR and Renew voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (417 for, 131 against, 108 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

417

Against

131

Abstain

108

Margin of victory

286 votes

Turnout (cast)

656

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 170Against 3Abstain 2Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 65Against 9Abstain 49Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 51Against 12Abstain 14Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 6Abstain 10Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 9Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 18Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France46
Spain43
Italy42
Poland40
Germany36

Most against

Austria13
Denmark8

Divided delegations

Austria
Finland
Germany
Greece
Netherlands
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 6Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 46Against 16Abstain 10Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 22Abstain 32Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 13Abstain 18Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 6Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 5Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 8Absent 1

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