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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 165965Source: official EP roll-call records
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/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • Strong 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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly in favour, while Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (451 for, 46 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
451
Against
46
Abstain
49
Margin of victory
405 votes
Turnout (cast)
546
Absent
159
Participation rate
77.5%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 134Against 0Abstain 4Absent 41
S&D136 MEPs
For 99Against 5Abstain 0Absent 32
Renew100 MEPs
For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 62Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6
ECR65 MEPs
For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18
PfE64 MEPs
For 13Against 6Abstain 27Absent 18
The Left38 MEPs
For 6Against 12Abstain 11Absent 9
NI46 MEPs
For 7Against 18Abstain 3Absent 18
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany64
  • France42
  • Poland41
  • Spain40
  • Italy36
Most against
  • Hungary6
Divided delegations
  • Greece
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 14Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3
Denmark14 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
France79 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 24Absent 13
Germany96 MEPs
For 64Against 6Abstain 11Absent 15
Greece21 MEPs
For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 9
Hungary21 MEPs
For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12
Ireland13 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 36Against 7Abstain 2Absent 31
Latvia8 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4
Poland52 MEPs
For 41Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9
Portugal21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4
Romania33 MEPs
For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 40Against 4Abstain 0Absent 15
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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