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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

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Vote ID 135745Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 119 against, 140 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

427

Against

119

Abstain

140

Margin of victory

308 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.3%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 77Against 10Abstain 85Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 25Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 17Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 17Abstain 6Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France55
Germany53
Spain42
Netherlands22
Romania20

Most against

Poland27
Hungary13
Czech Republic8

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 23Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 11Abstain 29Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 3Abstain 37Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 3Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 7Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 12Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

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