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Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • 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"
  • title mentions "ukrainian"
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
  • "ukrainian" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russian" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 138178Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
80
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓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+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+0 / 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 “Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (548 for, 69 against, 54 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
548
Against
69
Abstain
54
Margin of victory
479 votes
Turnout (cast)
671
Absent
33
Participation rate
95.3%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 172Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5
S&D136 MEPs
For 107Against 10Abstain 8Absent 11
Renew101 MEPs
For 94Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 63Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4
PfE67 MEPs
For 33Against 18Abstain 12Absent 4
ECR63 MEPs
For 58Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 16Against 14Abstain 7Absent 7
The Left38 MEPs
For 3Against 23Abstain 11Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Italy72
  • Germany59
  • Spain53
  • Poland52
  • France48
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • France
  • Ireland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 16Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 26Abstain 3Absent 2
Germany95 MEPs
For 59Against 14Abstain 16Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 7Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Ireland13 MEPs
For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 53Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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