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Recommendation to the Council and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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:
  • title/description contains "foreign affairs"
  • "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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Defence & Security66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "defence"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 143769Source: official EP roll-call records
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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • Very fragmented political vote
  • 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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+15 / 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 “Recommendation to the Council and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (438 for, 65 against, 94 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
438
Against
65
Abstain
94
Margin of victory
373 votes
Turnout (cast)
597
Absent
108
Participation rate
84.7%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 155Against 0Abstain 3Absent 21
S&D136 MEPs
For 104Against 3Abstain 7Absent 22
Renew101 MEPs
For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 10Absent 5
ECR63 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 47Absent 10
PfE67 MEPs
For 18Against 23Abstain 8Absent 18
The Left38 MEPs
For 2Against 23Abstain 7Absent 6
NI44 MEPs
For 8Against 10Abstain 12Absent 14
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany64
  • Italy46
  • Spain45
  • France43
  • Romania28
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6
Croatia12 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 11Against 4Abstain 4Absent 2
Denmark14 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 43Against 14Abstain 5Absent 17
Germany96 MEPs
For 64Against 15Abstain 2Absent 15
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 9
Hungary21 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 7Absent 7
Ireland13 MEPs
For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 46Against 0Abstain 17Absent 13
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 20Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3
Poland52 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 22Absent 9
Portugal21 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 45Against 5Abstain 3Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

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