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Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia

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 "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
"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 176309Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 “Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (516 for, 3 against, 34 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

516

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

513 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

167

Participation rate

76.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 139Against 0Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 18Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 12Absent 13

Country angle

Most in favour

France62
Italy61
Germany59
Poland46
Spain46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Cyprus

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 19Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 6Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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