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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 172660Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
45
/ 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+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression”. PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (95 for, 535 against, 26 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
95
Against
535
Abstain
26
Margin of victory
440 votes
Turnout (cast)
656
Absent
64
Participation rate
91.1%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 0Against 165Abstain 1Absent 19
S&D135 MEPs
For 0Against 129Abstain 0Absent 6
PfE81 MEPs
For 45Against 15Abstain 14Absent 7
Renew79 MEPs
For 1Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7
ECR82 MEPs
For 4Against 68Abstain 0Absent 10
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4
The Left45 MEPs
For 5Against 33Abstain 4Absent 3
NI30 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5
ESN26 MEPs
For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Hungary8
Most against
  • Germany69
  • Italy55
  • Spain51
  • Poland44
  • France42
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2
Belgium22 MEPs
For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
France82 MEPs
For 32Against 42Abstain 2Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 17Against 69Abstain 3Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11
Ireland14 MEPs
For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 5Against 55Abstain 10Absent 6
Latvia9 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland53 MEPs
For 5Against 44Abstain 1Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 2Against 27Abstain 0Absent 4
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 1Against 51Abstain 5Absent 3
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

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