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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russia"
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:
  • title/description contains "sanctions"
  • "ukraine" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russia" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Institutional Affairs61%
Confidence: 61%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "european council"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 141893Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
66
/ 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+4 / 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 “Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (513 for, 22 against, 19 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
513
Against
22
Abstain
19
Margin of victory
491 votes
Turnout (cast)
554
Absent
151
Participation rate
78.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 148Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31
S&D136 MEPs
For 103Against 0Abstain 1Absent 32
Renew101 MEPs
For 86Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 64Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6
ECR63 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14
PfE67 MEPs
For 30Against 5Abstain 4Absent 28
The Left38 MEPs
For 17Against 7Abstain 6Absent 8
NI44 MEPs
For 15Against 7Abstain 5Absent 17
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany63
  • Italy63
  • Spain48
  • France46
  • Poland45
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France79 MEPs
For 46Against 0Abstain 2Absent 31
Germany96 MEPs
For 63Against 9Abstain 7Absent 17
Greece21 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 13
Hungary21 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Poland52 MEPs
For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Spain59 MEPs
For 48Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7
Sweden21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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