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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 169355Source: 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 (418 for, 168 against, 71 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

418

Against

168

Abstain

Margin of victory

250 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

90.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 160Against 7Abstain 8Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 95Against 13Abstain 13Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 40Against 12Abstain 26Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 5Absent 8

PfE77 MEPs

For 6Against 51Abstain 9Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 32Abstain 4Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Poland45
Spain40
Romania23
Netherlands22

Most against

France42
Hungary15
Slovakia8
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Malta
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 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 29Against 42Abstain 6Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 19Abstain 4Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 8Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 23Abstain 35Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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