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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 169362Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (495 for, 137 against, 47 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

495

Against

137

Abstain

Margin of victory

358 votes

Turnout (cast)

679

Absent

Participation rate

93.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 8Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 4Abstain 3Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE77 MEPs

For 3Against 55Abstain 12Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 12Absent 0

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Italy51
France47
Poland46
Spain40

Most against

Hungary12
Slovakia8
Malta3

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 47Against 29Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 23Abstain 3Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 7Absent 0

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 21Abstain 2Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 6Abstain 6Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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