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EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement: temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products

Ukraine95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "ukraine"
title mentions "ukrainian"

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
"ukrainian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 154625Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement: temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (537 for, 42 against, 38 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

537

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

495 votes

Turnout (cast)

617

Absent

Participation rate

87.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 138Against 8Abstain 6Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 1Abstain 2Absent 19

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 56Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 29Against 20Abstain 7Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 7Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 10Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany81
Italy64
France50
Spain46
Poland36

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 18Abstain 3Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 12Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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