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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 172953Source: 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, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (188 for, 456 against, 33 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
188
Against
456
Abstain
33
Margin of victory
268 votes
Turnout (cast)
677
Absent
43
Participation rate
94.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 9Against 156Abstain 3Absent 17
S&D135 MEPs
For 3Against 130Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE81 MEPs
For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Renew79 MEPs
For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 5
ECR82 MEPs
For 54Against 5Abstain 15Absent 8
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2
The Left45 MEPs
For 2Against 31Abstain 10Absent 2
NI30 MEPs
For 14Against 10Abstain 5Absent 1
ESN26 MEPs
For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France39
  • Czech Republic11
  • Hungary11
  • Slovakia8
  • Malta3
Most against
  • Germany78
  • Spain48
  • Italy32
  • Poland26
  • Romania23
Divided delegations
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2
Belgium22 MEPs
For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 5Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 11Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0
Denmark15 MEPs
For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
France82 MEPs
For 39Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5
Germany96 MEPs
For 11Against 78Abstain 2Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8
Ireland14 MEPs
For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 30Against 32Abstain 9Absent 5
Latvia9 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 8Against 21Abstain 2Absent 0
Poland53 MEPs
For 25Against 26Abstain 1Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 3Against 23Abstain 3Absent 4
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 10Against 48Abstain 0Absent 2
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

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