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The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians

Russia95%
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russia"
  • title mentions "russian"
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
  • "russian" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 178062Source: official EP roll-call records
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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
  • 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+10 / 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 “The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (507 for, 77 against, 45 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
507
Against
77
Abstain
45
Margin of victory
430 votes
Turnout (cast)
629
Absent
91
Participation rate
87.4%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 156Against 0Abstain 1Absent 28
S&D135 MEPs
For 108Against 1Abstain 7Absent 19
ECR82 MEPs
For 71Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8
PfE81 MEPs
For 42Against 15Abstain 15Absent 9
Renew79 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 40Against 0Abstain 7Absent 6
The Left45 MEPs
For 17Against 17Abstain 6Absent 5
NI29 MEPs
For 3Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3
ESN27 MEPs
For 1Against 21Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France68
  • Germany63
  • Spain45
  • Italy43
  • Poland43
Most against
  • Hungary11
Divided delegations
  • Greece
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland15 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France82 MEPs
For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13
Germany96 MEPs
For 63Against 23Abstain 2Absent 8
Greece21 MEPs
For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8
Ireland14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 43Against 9Abstain 13Absent 11
Latvia9 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 22Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3
Poland53 MEPs
For 43Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 25Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 45Against 3Abstain 3Absent 9
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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