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The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine

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

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169338Source: 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
✓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 the EU's continuous support for Ukraine”. PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (91 for, 468 against, 20 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

Against

468

Abstain

Margin of victory

377 votes

Turnout (cast)

579

Absent

144

Participation rate

80.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 5Against 153Abstain 1Absent 29

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 111Abstain 2Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 56Abstain 6Absent 18

PfE77 MEPs

For 53Against 1Abstain 5Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 1Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN26 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 4Absent 14

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic10
Hungary9

Most against

Germany67
Italy54
Spain44
France39
Poland35

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 39Abstain 4Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 67Abstain 4Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 54Abstain 1Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 35Abstain 0Absent 14

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 12

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

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