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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 169347Source: 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+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 “The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (498 for, 111 against, 52 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

498

Against

111

Abstain

Margin of victory

387 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 159Against 3Abstain 12Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 10Abstain 4Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE77 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 13Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 13Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Italy56
Poland46
Spain44
France43

Most against

Hungary11
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 43Against 28Abstain 6Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 20Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 17Absent 3

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 46Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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