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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 169346Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (518 for, 47 against, 76 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

518

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

471 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

88.7%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 165Against 0Abstain 5Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 7Abstain 6Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 45Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 10Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 7Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Italy63
Spain48
Poland45
France42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 9Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 7Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 32Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 17Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 9Absent 4

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 23Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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