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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 169360Source: 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (96 for, 537 against, 44 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

537

Abstain

Margin of victory

441 votes

Turnout (cast)

677

Absent

Participation rate

93.6%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 1Against 178Abstain 0Absent 9

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 100Abstain 16Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 78Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 68Abstain 2Absent 5

PfE77 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 9Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 16Against 31Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 6Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland7
Malta3

Most against

Germany73
France63
Poland47
Spain45
Italy43

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 15Against 63Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 73Abstain 7Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 43Abstain 16Absent 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 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 3Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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