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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 169352Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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 Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (457 for, 133 against, 79 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

457

Against

133

Abstain

Margin of victory

324 votes

Turnout (cast)

669

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 153Against 6Abstain 16Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 8Abstain 2Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 8Abstain 5Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE77 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 46Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 33Abstain 2Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Poland46
Italy43
Spain42
France35

Most against

Hungary17
Slovakia8
Ireland6
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 9Abstain 34Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 23Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 15Abstain 14Absent 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 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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