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Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression

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
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 172623Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
52
/ 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+5 / 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 “Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (480 for, 137 against, 52 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
480
Against
137
Abstain
52
Margin of victory
343 votes
Turnout (cast)
669
Absent
51
Participation rate
92.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 166Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19
S&D135 MEPs
For 113Against 15Abstain 3Absent 4
PfE81 MEPs
For 7Against 39Abstain 30Absent 5
Renew79 MEPs
For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
ECR82 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 7Absent 8
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 42Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4
The Left45 MEPs
For 9Against 31Abstain 2Absent 3
NI30 MEPs
For 1Against 21Abstain 7Absent 1
ESN26 MEPs
For 1Against 21Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany66
  • Poland46
  • Spain45
  • Italy38
  • Romania27
Most against
  • Hungary11
Divided delegations
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3
Belgium22 MEPs
For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark15 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
France82 MEPs
For 32Against 9Abstain 33Absent 8
Germany96 MEPs
For 66Against 23Abstain 2Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8
Ireland14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 38Against 33Abstain 0Absent 5
Latvia9 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 24Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland53 MEPs
For 46Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 27Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 45Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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