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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 182887Source: official EP roll-call records
85
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Russia
  • Some political group division
  • Some 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+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 “Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies ***I”. PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (102 for, 517 against, 27 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
102
Against
517
Abstain
27
Margin of victory
415 votes
Turnout (cast)
646
Absent
73
Participation rate
89.8%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 0Against 170Abstain 0Absent 15
S&D135 MEPs
For 0Against 119Abstain 0Absent 16
ECR82 MEPs
For 2Against 70Abstain 5Absent 5
PfE84 MEPs
For 60Against 4Abstain 12Absent 8
Renew78 MEPs
For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5
The Left45 MEPs
For 0Against 31Abstain 8Absent 6
ESN27 MEPs
For 21Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4
NI29 MEPs
For 19Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Hungary11
  • Slovakia8
Most against
  • Germany68
  • Italy58
  • Poland47
  • Spain47
  • France44
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 9Abstain 9Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland15 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2
France81 MEPs
For 28Against 44Abstain 4Absent 5
Germany96 MEPs
For 22Against 68Abstain 0Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8
Ireland14 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3
Italy76 MEPs
For 8Against 58Abstain 8Absent 2
Latvia9 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 5Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3
Poland53 MEPs
For 1Against 47Abstain 1Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 6
Romania33 MEPs
For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 1Against 47Abstain 4Absent 8
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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