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The need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia´s 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 165956Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
44
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+4 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 “The need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia´s war of aggression against Ukraine”. Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (66 for, 457 against, 25 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For
66
Against
457
Abstain
25
Margin of victory
391 votes
Turnout (cast)
548
Absent
157
Participation rate
77.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 0Against 139Abstain 1Absent 39
S&D136 MEPs
For 5Against 99Abstain 1Absent 31
Renew100 MEPs
For 2Against 81Abstain 2Absent 15
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 20Against 31Abstain 14Absent 5
ECR65 MEPs
For 1Against 46Abstain 0Absent 18
PfE64 MEPs
For 0Against 44Abstain 1Absent 19
NI46 MEPs
For 10Against 14Abstain 4Absent 18
The Left38 MEPs
For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Ireland8
  • Malta3
  • Cyprus2
Most against
  • Germany74
  • France49
  • Poland41
  • Italy37
  • Spain36
Divided delegations
  • Cyprus
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 3Absent 3
Belgium21 MEPs
For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2
Denmark14 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4
France79 MEPs
For 10Against 49Abstain 6Absent 14
Germany96 MEPs
For 6Against 74Abstain 1Absent 15
Greece21 MEPs
For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 9Against 37Abstain 0Absent 30
Latvia8 MEPs
For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 4
Poland52 MEPs
For 1Against 41Abstain 1Absent 9
Portugal21 MEPs
For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 6
Romania33 MEPs
For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 7Against 36Abstain 2Absent 14
Sweden21 MEPs
For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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