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Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russia"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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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
  • "russia" is a non-EU country topic
  • title contains non-EU country "north korea"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Defence & Security66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "military"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 170899Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
49
/ 100

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+4 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+10 / 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 “Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (435 for, 121 against, 41 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
435
Against
121
Abstain
41
Margin of victory
314 votes
Turnout (cast)
597
Absent
126
Participation rate
82.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs
For 144Against 0Abstain 3Absent 41
S&D135 MEPs
For 111Against 4Abstain 2Absent 18
ECR82 MEPs
For 63Against 2Abstain 5Absent 12
PfE81 MEPs
For 13Against 42Abstain 10Absent 16
Renew79 MEPs
For 57Against 5Abstain 0Absent 17
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 39Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5
The Left45 MEPs
For 3Against 29Abstain 5Absent 8
ESN26 MEPs
For 4Against 19Abstain 1Absent 2
NI30 MEPs
For 1Against 16Abstain 7Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany60
  • Poland48
  • Spain46
  • Italy43
  • Netherlands21
Most against
  • France35
  • Hungary7
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 6
Belgium22 MEPs
For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland16 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
France82 MEPs
For 29Against 35Abstain 10Absent 8
Germany96 MEPs
For 60Against 22Abstain 2Absent 12
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12
Ireland14 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8
Italy76 MEPs
For 43Against 14Abstain 1Absent 18
Latvia9 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Lithuania12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg7 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Spain60 MEPs
For 46Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

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