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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 170918Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
47
/ 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+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 “Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia”. PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (139 for, 431 against, 34 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
139
Against
431
Abstain
34
Margin of victory
292 votes
Turnout (cast)
604
Absent
119
Participation rate
83.5%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs
For 2Against 148Abstain 0Absent 38
S&D135 MEPs
For 8Against 109Abstain 1Absent 17
ECR82 MEPs
For 5Against 57Abstain 9Absent 11
PfE81 MEPs
For 45Against 5Abstain 14Absent 17
Renew79 MEPs
For 1Against 59Abstain 3Absent 16
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 4Against 45Abstain 2Absent 2
The Left45 MEPs
For 31Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9
ESN26 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
NI30 MEPs
For 21Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France37
  • Hungary7
  • Slovakia7
  • Ireland4
  • Malta3
Most against
  • Germany61
  • Poland44
  • Italy43
  • Spain42
  • Netherlands26
Divided delegations
  • Cyprus
  • France
  • Greece
  • Malta
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6
Belgium22 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 7Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland16 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3
France82 MEPs
For 37Against 35Abstain 4Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 22Against 61Abstain 2Absent 11
Greece21 MEPs
For 7Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12
Ireland14 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8
Italy76 MEPs
For 16Against 43Abstain 1Absent 16
Latvia9 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4
Lithuania12 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg7 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 6Against 44Abstain 1Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 4Against 12Abstain 3Absent 14
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3
Spain60 MEPs
For 6Against 42Abstain 7Absent 5
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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