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The preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit

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 152416Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Some 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+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 preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and Left voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (489 for, 36 against, 49 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

489

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

453 votes

Turnout (cast)

574

Absent

131

Participation rate

81.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 140Against 0Abstain 1Absent 38

S&D136 MEPs

For 110Against 3Abstain 4Absent 19

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 1Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 5Absent 10

ECR64 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10

PfE65 MEPs

For 24Against 8Abstain 18Absent 15

The Left37 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 7Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 8Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Italy53
France48
Spain45
Poland44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 18Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 15Abstain 7Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 7Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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