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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 169354Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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 Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (468 for, 119 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

468

Against

119

Abstain

Margin of victory

349 votes

Turnout (cast)

666

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 164Against 5Abstain 8Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 7Abstain 3Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 8Abstain 4Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

PfE77 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 41Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 27Abstain 13Absent 0

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 2Absent 0

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Italy49
Poland45
Spain41
Netherlands30

Most against

Hungary16
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

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 5Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 1Abstain 42Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 22Abstain 3Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 14Abstain 8Absent 5

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 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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