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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%

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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 143617Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (162 for, 369 against, 61 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

162

Against

369

Abstain

Margin of victory

207 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 3Against 139Abstain 1Absent 36

S&D136 MEPs

For 36Against 73Abstain 3Absent 24

Renew101 MEPs

For 5Against 72Abstain 13Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 32Absent 10

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 4Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 8Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy25
Austria7
Greece7
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany49
Poland48
Spain39
France25
Romania25

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
France
Greece
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 14Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 49Abstain 2Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 3Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 9Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 20Abstain 23Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 39Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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