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Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty

Vote ID 127628Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
79
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant 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+12 / 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 “Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (365 for, 118 against, 208 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
365
Against
118
Abstain
208
Margin of victory
247 votes
Turnout (cast)
691
Absent
14
Participation rate
98.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 41Against 28Abstain 106Absent 4
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 65Against 19Abstain 16Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 65Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 1Against 36Abstain 30Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 8Against 20Abstain 34Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 25Against 10Abstain 8Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 28Against 0Abstain 9Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany46
  • France43
  • Spain42
  • Italy38
  • Portugal20
Most against
  • Czech Republic12
  • Denmark6
Divided delegations
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 11Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 12Abstain 7Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2
France79 MEPs
For 43Against 23Abstain 12Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 46Against 39Abstain 8Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 38Against 1Abstain 36Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 11Against 11Abstain 7Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 41Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 22Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 42Against 5Abstain 10Absent 2
Sweden21 MEPs
For 8Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

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