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Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union ***I

Ukraine95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "ukrainian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"ukrainian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 175398Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (354 for, 147 against, 53 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

354

Against

147

Abstain

Margin of victory

207 votes

Turnout (cast)

554

Absent

166

Participation rate

76.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 112Against 1Abstain 20Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 0Abstain 3Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 21Against 27Abstain 20Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 8Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 0Absent 21

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
Spain36
Italy29
Netherlands24
Sweden21

Most against

France37
Poland19
Czech Republic12
Hungary9
Greece6

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 25Against 37Abstain 2Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 4Abstain 25Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 17Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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