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Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine

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 185829Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine”. EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (272 for, 243 against, 66 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

272

Against

243

Abstain

Margin of victory

29 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 29 votes. 138 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (138) was larger than the 29-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 34 absent MEPs (margin was 29)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 150Against 0Abstain 1Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 11Against 103Abstain 1Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 13Against 50Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 5Abstain 24Absent 25

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 9Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 15Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 13Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Poland34
Romania28
Spain28
Bulgaria7

Most against

Germany33
Italy32
Netherlands19
Belgium13
Denmark10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 23Abstain 3Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 33Abstain 17Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 6Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 32Abstain 8Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 34Against 3Abstain 4Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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Result analysis

Close vote analysis

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

By political group

Country angle

Individual MEP positions

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