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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%

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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 143618Source: 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”. NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (108 for, 364 against, 112 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

108

Against

364

Abstain

112

Margin of victory

256 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

121

Participation rate

82.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 0Against 138Abstain 2Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 34Against 73Abstain 5Absent 24

Renew101 MEPs

For 4Against 84Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 43Absent 10

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 47Absent 10

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 7Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 8Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece7
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany51
Poland47
Spain42
France24
Romania24

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 5Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 5Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

France79 MEPs

For 17Against 24Abstain 17Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 51Abstain 21Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 9Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 16Abstain 30Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

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