← Votes·2024-01-18

Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation

Vote ID 163699Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (212 for, 241 against, 55 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.

Result analysis

For

212

Against

241

Abstain

Margin of victory

29 votes

Turnout (cast)

508

Absent

197

Participation rate

72.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 110Against 7Abstain 1Absent 61

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 90Abstain 2Absent 42

Renew100 MEPs

For 12Against 64Abstain 6Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 2Against 41Abstain 15Absent 12

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 18Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 10Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 2Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland39
Germany26
Italy22
Romania11
Hungary10

Most against

France37
Spain32
Portugal14
Ireland13
Denmark12

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 3Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 18Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 15Absent 34

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 15Abstain 6Absent 33

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 39Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 15Against 32Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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