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Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russia"
  • title mentions "russian"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Ukraine95%
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "ukraine"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "ukraine" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russia" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russian" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Human Rights64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "human rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 189168Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
47
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+2 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 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 “Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (58 for, 410 against, 63 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
58
Against
410
Abstain
63
Margin of victory
352 votes
Turnout (cast)
531
Absent
187
Participation rate
74.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP184 MEPs
For 1Against 139Abstain 0Absent 44
S&D135 MEPs
For 0Against 94Abstain 2Absent 39
Renew78 MEPs
For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 18
ECR82 MEPs
For 3Against 50Abstain 6Absent 23
PfE84 MEPs
For 11Against 8Abstain 38Absent 27
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 4Against 40Abstain 0Absent 9
The Left45 MEPs
For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 15
NI29 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 4Absent 6
ESN27 MEPs
For 6Against 3Abstain 13Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Slovakia6
  • Cyprus2
Most against
  • Germany65
  • Italy39
  • Poland36
  • Spain29
  • France25
Divided delegations
  • Greece
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 8
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 6
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2
France81 MEPs
For 4Against 25Abstain 19Absent 33
Germany95 MEPs
For 5Against 65Abstain 10Absent 15
Greece21 MEPs
For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20
Ireland14 MEPs
For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 10Against 39Abstain 7Absent 20
Latvia9 MEPs
For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 0Against 25Abstain 5Absent 1
Poland53 MEPs
For 6Against 36Abstain 0Absent 11
Portugal21 MEPs
For 1Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 1Against 15Abstain 3Absent 14
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3
Spain60 MEPs
For 7Against 29Abstain 1Absent 23
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

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