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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 170916Source: official EP roll-call records
53
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • Strong 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+12 / 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 Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (412 for, 80 against, 97 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
412
Against
80
Abstain
97
Margin of victory
332 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 140Against 2Abstain 0Absent 46
S&D135 MEPs
For 111Against 3Abstain 2Absent 19
ECR82 MEPs
For 41Against 3Abstain 24Absent 14
PfE81 MEPs
For 1Against 7Abstain 56Absent 17
Renew79 MEPs
For 60Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 43Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3
The Left45 MEPs
For 12Against 24Abstain 1Absent 8
NI30 MEPs
For 1Against 13Abstain 10Absent 6
ESN26 MEPs
For 2Against 20Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany59
  • Poland44
  • Spain42
  • France33
  • Italy32
Most against
  • Greece8
  • Ireland4
  • Cyprus2
Divided delegations
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6
Belgium22 MEPs
For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 9Against 4Abstain 7Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland16 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
France82 MEPs
For 33Against 9Abstain 32Absent 8
Germany96 MEPs
For 59Against 20Abstain 6Absent 11
Greece21 MEPs
For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 9
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 5Absent 13
Ireland14 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8
Italy76 MEPs
For 32Against 9Abstain 18Absent 17
Latvia9 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Lithuania12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg7 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 15
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Spain60 MEPs
For 42Against 6Abstain 6Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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