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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 166569Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement ***I”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (267 for, 287 against, 19 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

267

Against

287

Abstain

Margin of victory

20 votes

Turnout (cast)

573

Absent

132

Participation rate

81.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 20 votes. 132 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (132) was larger than the 20-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 30 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
S&Dhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 20)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 16Abstain 1Absent 30

S&D136 MEPs

For 16Against 93Abstain 5Absent 22

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 72Abstain 5Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 2Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 4Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 1Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy42
Poland39
Romania18
Czech Republic12
Bulgaria10

Most against

France45
Germany41
Spain34
Netherlands21
Sweden15

Divided delegations

Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 41Abstain 3Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 13Abstain 2Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 39Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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