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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 169351Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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”. 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 (450 for, 165 against, 46 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

450

Against

165

Abstain

Margin of victory

285 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 163Against 8Abstain 6Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 5Abstain 2Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 11Abstain 5Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 3Against 51Abstain 14Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 7Absent 1

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Italy49
Poland44
Spain42
Romania25

Most against

France40
Hungary18
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

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 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 40Abstain 3Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 22Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 13Abstain 9Absent 5

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 21Against 0Abstain 9Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

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