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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 169359Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (113 for, 497 against, 58 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

113

Against

497

Abstain

Margin of victory

384 votes

Turnout (cast)

668

Absent

Participation rate

92.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 174Abstain 3Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 24Against 95Abstain 4Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 75Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE77 MEPs

For 4Against 39Abstain 25Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 16Against 34Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

NI30 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 10Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7

Most against

Germany65
France64
Poland46
Spain45
Italy34

Divided delegations

Belgium
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 14Against 64Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 65Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 34Abstain 9Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 5Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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