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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 169348Source: 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
✓Some 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+6 / 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, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (35 for, 583 against, 45 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

583

Abstain

Margin of victory

548 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 3Against 173Abstain 1Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 99Abstain 16Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 79Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE77 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 8Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 14Against 37Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 14Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany84
France63
Italy50
Poland49
Spain49

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 5Against 63Abstain 9Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 4Against 84Abstain 3Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 5Against 50Abstain 15Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 49Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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