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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 170909Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (383 for, 128 against, 78 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
383
Against
128
Abstain
78
Margin of victory
255 votes
Turnout (cast)
589
Absent
134
Participation rate
81.5%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs
For 136Against 5Abstain 5Absent 42
S&D135 MEPs
For 90Against 4Abstain 20Absent 21
ECR82 MEPs
For 42Against 8Abstain 19Absent 13
PfE81 MEPs
For 11Against 41Abstain 12Absent 17
Renew79 MEPs
For 57Against 0Abstain 4Absent 18
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 8Absent 3
The Left45 MEPs
For 4Against 28Abstain 3Absent 10
NI30 MEPs
For 1Against 19Abstain 4Absent 6
ESN26 MEPs
For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany60
  • Spain47
  • Poland43
  • Netherlands21
  • Sweden19
Most against
  • France40
  • Czech Republic10
  • Greece9
Divided delegations
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Greece
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 8Absent 6
Belgium22 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3
Denmark15 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland16 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
France82 MEPs
For 33Against 40Abstain 0Absent 9
Germany96 MEPs
For 60Against 21Abstain 4Absent 11
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 6Absent 12
Ireland14 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 4Absent 8
Italy76 MEPs
For 6Against 21Abstain 31Absent 18
Latvia9 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Lithuania12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Luxembourg7 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 43Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Spain60 MEPs
For 47Against 2Abstain 5Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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