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The EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Vote ID 112631Source: official EP roll-call records
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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • Some political group division
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 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+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 “The EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (463 for, 108 against, 50 abstentions).

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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
463
Against
108
Abstain
50
Margin of victory
355 votes
Turnout (cast)
621
Absent
82
Participation rate
88.3%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 119Against 8Abstain 31Absent 21
S&D136 MEPs
For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
Renew101 MEPs
For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
PfE66 MEPs
For 2Against 49Abstain 6Absent 9
ECR63 MEPs
For 5Against 37Abstain 11Absent 10
NI44 MEPs
For 22Against 10Abstain 2Absent 10
The Left37 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany71
  • France52
  • Spain40
  • Romania27
  • Poland23
Most against
  • Italy32
Divided delegations
  • Italy
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 11Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3
France79 MEPs
For 52Against 19Abstain 2Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 71Against 10Abstain 5Absent 10
Greece21 MEPs
For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5
Hungary21 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11
Ireland12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 30Against 32Abstain 2Absent 12
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 23Against 22Abstain 2Absent 5
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 40Against 4Abstain 8Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

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