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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 169356Source: 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 (414 for, 193 against, 62 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

414

Against

193

Abstain

Margin of victory

221 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 161Against 8Abstain 9Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 29Abstain 2Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 38Against 11Abstain 27Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5

PfE77 MEPs

For 6Against 53Abstain 9Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 4Absent 0

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Poland45
Spain41
Romania24
Netherlands22

Most against

France42
Italy36
Hungary19
Slovakia8
Malta3

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Malta
Portugal
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 5Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 23Abstain 4Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 8Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 36Abstain 27Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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