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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 143483Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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”. PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (101 for, 443 against, 48 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.

Result analysis

For

101

Against

443

Abstain

Margin of victory

342 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

113

Participation rate

84.0%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 142Abstain 1Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 5Against 97Abstain 7Absent 27

Renew101 MEPs

For 0Against 90Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 16Against 42Abstain 6Absent 7

PfE67 MEPs

For 32Against 9Abstain 16Absent 10

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 46Abstain 8Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 6Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Cyprus3

Most against

Germany58
Poland46
Italy40
Spain39
France29

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 14Against 29Abstain 20Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 58Abstain 1Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 40Abstain 6Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 8Against 39Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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