The European Parliament has 705 members, and the resolution, which called for an embargo, passed by a majority of 513 votes.
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Among the 22 MEPs who opposed the call were three Czechs: Hynek Blaško and Ivan David (both SPD, European faction Identity and Democracy) and Kateřina Konečná (KSČM, faction Levice).
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Another Czech MEP, Ondřej Knotek (YES, Renewal of Europe faction), abstained. The other 21 Czech deputies were all in favor.
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As voted by individual MEPs, they can be found directly on the European Parliament’s website here.
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The MEPs’ call is responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been going on for more than a month. The ban on imports of gas, oil, coal or even nuclear fuel is intended to prevent European countries from allowing payments to Russia to finance its military campaign in a neighboring country through payments to Russia.
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Today the European Parliament voted on a resolution that calls, in particular, for an immediate full embargo on Russian energy imports and for NordStream 1 and 2 to be completely abandoned. 513 MEPs supported the resolution, 22 voted against. Here’s the list of those 22 MEPs. pic.twitter.com/WnmKkEXPc3
– Anton Shekhovtsov (@ A_SHEKH0VTS0V) April 7, 2022
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“I was against it. I honestly don’t care where we get the gas from, but it must be at a price that citizens and their wallets can take, “commented communist Konečná on her Facebook comment.
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On Thursday, after two days of negotiations, the representatives of the countries of the European Union agreed on the fifth package of anti-Russian sanctions, the essential part of which is the end of coal withdrawal from Russia. However, imports should not end immediately, but only in the middle of the year.
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