← Votes·2023-10-17

Establishing the Ukraine Facility

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 159025Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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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+5 / 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 “Establishing the Ukraine Facility”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (512 for, 45 against, 63 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

512

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

467 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

87.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 155Against 3Abstain 2Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 31Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 19Against 16Abstain 18Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 16Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 20Against 6Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
Italy62
France52
Spain47
Romania28

Most against

Hungary8

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 18Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 75Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 20Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 9Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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