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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 166572Source: 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (296 for, 270 against, 12 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

296

Against

270

Abstain

Margin of victory

26 votes

Turnout (cast)

578

Absent

127

Participation rate

82.0%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 26 votes. 127 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (127) was larger than the 26-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 26)

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 135Against 14Abstain 1Absent 29

S&D136 MEPs

For 18Against 97Abstain 3Absent 18

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 73Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 46Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 1Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 3Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 2Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland41
Italy38
Romania25
Belgium11
Hungary11

Most against

Germany48
France40
Spain30
Netherlands15
Sweden15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Germany
Netherlands
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 48Abstain 4Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 19Abstain 1Absent 18

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 10Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 22Against 30Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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