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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 169340Source: 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+5 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 107 against, 42 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

476

Against

107

Abstain

Margin of victory

369 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

86.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 159Against 6Abstain 4Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 7Abstain 2Absent 11

PfE77 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 12Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 15Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Italy54
Spain44
Poland38
Romania27

Most against

France41

Divided delegations

France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 3Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 30Against 41Abstain 5Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 19Abstain 4Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 13Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 38Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 2Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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