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

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

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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 172662Source: official EP roll-call records

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (73 for, 541 against, 49 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

Against

541

Abstain

Margin of victory

468 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 130Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 27Against 19Abstain 29Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 67Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 9Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 9Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany71
Spain57
Italy56
Poland46
France42

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

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 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 29Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 71Abstain 3Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 8Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 46Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

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