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Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement ***I

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 166551Source: 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
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement ***I”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (347 for, 117 against, 99 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

347

Against

117

Abstain

Margin of victory

230 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

142

Participation rate

79.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 117Against 13Abstain 21Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 91Against 1Abstain 10Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 50Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 16Against 34Abstain 1Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 14Against 32Abstain 4Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 8Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 5Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy51
Germany47
France33
Spain21
Romania18

Most against

Poland36

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 5Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 33Against 24Abstain 13Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 11Abstain 18Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 7Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 36Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 6Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 18Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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