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The Russian aggression against 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"
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
  • "russian" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 140111Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
67
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓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+0 / 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 “The Russian aggression against Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (637 for, 13 against, 26 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
637
Against
13
Abstain
26
Margin of victory
624 votes
Turnout (cast)
676
Absent
29
Participation rate
95.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 174Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
S&D136 MEPs
For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
ECR63 MEPs
For 60Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 7Absent 8
NI44 MEPs
For 27Against 6Abstain 7Absent 4
The Left38 MEPs
For 22Against 7Abstain 9Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany80
  • France72
  • Italy72
  • Spain54
  • Poland49
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France79 MEPs
For 72Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2
Germany96 MEPs
For 80Against 2Abstain 5Absent 9
Greece21 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 54Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

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