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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 169353Source: 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 (393 for, 178 against, 75 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

393

Against

178

Abstain

Margin of victory

215 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 145Against 8Abstain 14Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 96Against 7Abstain 9Absent 23

ECR82 MEPs

For 37Against 9Abstain 32Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 64Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

PfE77 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 10Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 3Absent 1

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Poland43
Spain40
Sweden21
Netherlands20

Most against

France37
Hungary16
Greece9
Ireland9
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 10Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 29Against 37Abstain 10Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 19Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 14Abstain 32Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 5Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 11Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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