← Votes·2023-02-16

One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

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
"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 153081Source: 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 “One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 26 against, 37 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

444

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

418 votes

Turnout (cast)

507

Absent

198

Participation rate

71.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 2Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 88Against 2Abstain 1Absent 45

Renew100 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR64 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

PfE65 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 16Absent 23

The Left37 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 7Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 8Absent 27

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
Poland46
France45
Spain41
Italy40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 14Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 9Abstain 3Absent 29

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 2Abstain 8Absent 26

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

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