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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 169358Source: 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+8 / 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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. ECR, PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (57 for, 427 against, 177 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

Against

427

Abstain

177

Margin of victory

370 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 2Against 145Abstain 29Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 105Abstain 15Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 56Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 48Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 5Against 41Abstain 4Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 14Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 4Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany77
Spain45
Netherlands23
Hungary19
Sweden19

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 9Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 10Against 30Abstain 38Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 6Against 77Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 26Abstain 35Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 37Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 19Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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