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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 169361Source: 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+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (482 for, 165 against, 22 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

482

Against

165

Abstain

Margin of victory

317 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 176Against 1Abstain 1Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 15Against 57Abstain 6Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 8Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 0Absent 0

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Spain49
France43
Italy39
Poland26

Most against

Hungary12
Czech Republic9
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 43Against 33Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 32Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 2Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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