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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 170908Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
51
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Significant 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+12 / 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 (371 for, 156 against, 69 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
371
Against
156
Abstain
69
Margin of victory
215 votes
Turnout (cast)
596
Absent
127
Participation rate
82.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs
For 136Against 5Abstain 6Absent 41
S&D135 MEPs
For 86Against 6Abstain 24Absent 19
ECR82 MEPs
For 40Against 9Abstain 19Absent 14
PfE81 MEPs
For 1Against 52Abstain 11Absent 17
Renew79 MEPs
For 58Against 1Abstain 3Absent 17
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 42Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2
The Left45 MEPs
For 5Against 32Abstain 0Absent 8
ESN26 MEPs
For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2
NI30 MEPs
For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany59
  • Poland44
  • Spain41
  • Sweden20
  • Netherlands19
Most against
  • France40
  • Czech Republic10
  • Greece9
  • Hungary7
  • Ireland4
Divided delegations
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Greece
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 8Absent 6
Belgium22 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2
Denmark15 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland16 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
France82 MEPs
For 35Against 40Abstain 0Absent 7
Germany96 MEPs
For 59Against 24Abstain 2Absent 11
Greece21 MEPs
For 6Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12
Ireland14 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 8
Italy76 MEPs
For 6Against 22Abstain 31Absent 17
Latvia9 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Lithuania12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg7 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 7Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 44Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 15
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Spain60 MEPs
For 41Against 6Abstain 7Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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