← Votes·2023-01-19

The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against 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 152245Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and Left voted mostly in favour, while NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (472 for, 19 against, 33 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

472

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

453 votes

Turnout (cast)

524

Absent

181

Participation rate

74.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 136Against 0Abstain 0Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 99Against 1Abstain 0Absent 36

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR64 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

PfE65 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 17Absent 18

The Left37 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 8Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 3Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy53
Poland46
France39
Spain33

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 14Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 3Abstain 11Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 5Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 1Absent 25

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

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