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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 185880Source: 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
✓Very 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+12 / 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, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (280 for, 267 against, 47 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

280

Against

267

Abstain

Margin of victory

13 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

125

Participation rate

82.6%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 13 votes. 125 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (125) was larger than the 13-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 36 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
S&Dhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
PfEhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
ECRhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 13)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (20 absent)France (18 absent)Hungary (14 absent)

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 149Against 0Abstain 0Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 11Against 107Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 20Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 60Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 57Abstain 4Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 14Against 31Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 15Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 6Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Germany33
Spain27
Ireland11
Croatia10

Most against

Italy41
Poland21
Netherlands20
Romania18
Belgium14

Divided delegations

Austria
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 24Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 12Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 4Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 41Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 16Against 21Abstain 4Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 23Abstain 5Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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Why it matters

Result analysis

Close vote analysis

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

By political group

Country angle

Individual MEP positions

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