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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 169342Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (194 for, 400 against, 53 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

194

Against

400

Abstain

Margin of victory

206 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

89.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 17Against 153Abstain 1Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 40Against 80Abstain 2Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 18Against 54Abstain 1Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 10Against 62Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 47Against 9Abstain 11Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 14Against 36Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 19Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 18Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France50
Austria11
Czech Republic7
Greece7
Ireland7

Most against

Germany62
Poland40
Spain36
Italy34
Netherlands24

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 50Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 8Against 62Abstain 17Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 5Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 34Abstain 9Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 8Against 40Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 8Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 36Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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