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Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies ***I

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
View all votes on Foreign Affairs
Energy65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "energy"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 182807Source: official EP roll-call records
89
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Russia
  • Some political group division
  • Significant national delegation divergence
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (500 for, 120 against, 32 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
500
Against
120
Abstain
32
Margin of victory
380 votes
Turnout (cast)
652
Absent
67
Participation rate
90.7%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 168Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17
S&D135 MEPs
For 118Against 0Abstain 4Absent 13
PfE84 MEPs
For 3Against 60Abstain 14Absent 7
ECR82 MEPs
For 68Against 2Abstain 5Absent 7
Renew78 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
The Left45 MEPs
For 19Against 16Abstain 6Absent 4
NI29 MEPs
For 3Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4
ESN27 MEPs
For 2Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany66
  • Italy58
  • Poland46
  • France44
  • Spain44
Most against
  • Hungary11
  • Slovakia8
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2
Belgium22 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 9Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland15 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France81 MEPs
For 44Against 28Abstain 5Absent 4
Germany96 MEPs
For 66Against 24Abstain 1Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8
Ireland14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Italy76 MEPs
For 58Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia9 MEPs
For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 22Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4
Poland53 MEPs
For 46Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 44Against 2Abstain 7Absent 7
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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