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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 172663Source: official EP roll-call records
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/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • Strong 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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (442 for, 98 against, 126 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
442
Against
98
Abstain
126
Margin of victory
344 votes
Turnout (cast)
666
Absent
54
Participation rate
92.5%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 161Against 0Abstain 5Absent 19
S&D135 MEPs
For 123Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4
PfE81 MEPs
For 2Against 24Abstain 52Absent 3
ECR82 MEPs
For 35Against 2Abstain 36Absent 9
Renew79 MEPs
For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 44Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2
The Left45 MEPs
For 6Against 20Abstain 14Absent 5
NI30 MEPs
For 0Against 24Abstain 4Absent 2
ESN26 MEPs
For 0Against 20Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany67
  • Poland44
  • Spain41
  • Italy27
  • Netherlands24
Most against
  • Hungary11
  • Slovakia8
  • Malta3
Divided delegations
  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2
Belgium22 MEPs
For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 9Against 4Abstain 7Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Finland15 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
France82 MEPs
For 35Against 0Abstain 42Absent 5
Germany96 MEPs
For 67Against 21Abstain 2Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8
Ireland14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 27Against 17Abstain 27Absent 5
Latvia9 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 24Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0
Poland53 MEPs
For 44Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 8Absent 4
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 41Against 5Abstain 11Absent 3
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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