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The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act

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 143562Source: 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+6 / 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 social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act”. Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (265 for, 312 against, 19 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

265

Against

312

Abstain

Margin of victory

47 votes

Turnout (cast)

596

Absent

109

Participation rate

84.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 8Against 135Abstain 3Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 27Against 81Abstain 3Absent 25

Renew101 MEPs

For 8Against 82Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 58Against 2Abstain 4Absent 7

PfE67 MEPs

For 55Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 46Against 7Abstain 4Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy56
France34
Poland29
Hungary12
Ireland12

Most against

Germany41
Spain36
Romania24
Netherlands20
Portugal15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

France79 MEPs

For 34Against 26Abstain 3Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 41Abstain 1Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 29Against 20Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

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