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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 169350Source: 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+10 / 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (483 for, 153 against, 32 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

483

Against

153

Abstain

Margin of victory

330 votes

Turnout (cast)

668

Absent

Participation rate

92.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 162Against 0Abstain 13Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 7Abstain 2Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 13Against 46Abstain 8Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 7Against 35Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Italy60
Poland44
Spain42
France40

Most against

Hungary11
Ireland7

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 37Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 20Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 60Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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