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The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine

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

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 143482Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (270 for, 295 against, 31 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

270

Against

295

Abstain

Margin of victory

25 votes

Turnout (cast)

596

Absent

109

Participation rate

84.5%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 25 votes. 109 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (109) was larger than the 25-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 33 absent MEPs (margin was 25)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 138Abstain 1Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 108Against 2Abstain 1Absent 25

Renew101 MEPs

For 5Against 70Abstain 15Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE67 MEPs

For 32Against 26Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 48Abstain 5Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 6Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy50
Germany44
Spain31
Portugal11
Belgium10

Most against

Poland40
France27
Romania19
Netherlands15
Czech Republic12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 21Against 27Abstain 16Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 33Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 5Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 18Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

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