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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 170922Source: 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (71 for, 490 against, 37 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
71
Against
490
Abstain
37
Margin of victory
419 votes
Turnout (cast)
598
Absent
125
Participation rate
82.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs
For 2Against 146Abstain 0Absent 40
S&D135 MEPs
For 10Against 105Abstain 0Absent 20
ECR82 MEPs
For 6Against 58Abstain 6Absent 12
PfE81 MEPs
For 0Against 45Abstain 20Absent 16
Renew79 MEPs
For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 17
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 5Against 44Abstain 2Absent 2
The Left45 MEPs
For 34Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9
ESN26 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 4Absent 2
NI30 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 5Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Greece8
  • Ireland4
  • Cyprus3
  • Malta3
Most against
  • Germany79
  • France62
  • Spain49
  • Poland48
  • Italy42
Divided delegations
  • Greece
  • Malta
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 0Against 10Abstain 4Absent 6
Belgium22 MEPs
For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland16 MEPs
For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3
France82 MEPs
For 9Against 62Abstain 4Absent 7
Germany96 MEPs
For 6Against 79Abstain 0Absent 11
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 6Absent 12
Ireland14 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8
Italy76 MEPs
For 14Against 42Abstain 4Absent 16
Latvia9 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3
Lithuania12 MEPs
For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg7 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 0Against 48Abstain 3Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 15
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3
Spain60 MEPs
For 6Against 49Abstain 0Absent 5
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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