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Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU

Gender Equality65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "gender-based violence"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Gender Equality
Vote ID 135550Source: official EP roll-call records
52
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Some political group division
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • Very close result
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+8 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+12 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 “Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (332 for, 313 against, 33 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
332
Against
313
Abstain
33
Margin of victory
19 votes
Turnout (cast)
678
Absent
27
Participation rate
96.2%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 19 votes. 27 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (27) was larger than the 19-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

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

EPP179 MEPs
For 8Against 161Abstain 5Absent 5
S&D136 MEPs
For 121Against 4Abstain 2Absent 9
Renew101 MEPs
For 91Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4
PfE67 MEPs
For 0Against 63Abstain 3Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 0Against 56Abstain 6Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 16Against 17Abstain 10Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 31Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany49
  • France47
  • Spain33
  • Netherlands16
  • Denmark13
Most against
  • Poland42
  • Italy40
  • Romania16
  • Hungary13
  • Austria10
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 8Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 47Against 30Abstain 0Absent 2
Germany96 MEPs
For 49Against 42Abstain 0Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 23Against 40Abstain 10Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 16Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 9Against 42Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 15Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 33Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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