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The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries

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Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 166746Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium 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+6 / 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 “The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries”. EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (259 for, 230 against, 16 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

259

Against

230

Abstain

Margin of victory

29 votes

Turnout (cast)

505

Absent

200

Participation rate

71.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 105Against 16Abstain 1Absent 57

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 85Abstain 2Absent 40

Renew100 MEPs

For 36Against 36Abstain 2Absent 26

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 4Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 1Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 4Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Germany34
Italy29
Poland28
Czech Republic14

Most against

Spain26
Netherlands16
Portugal13
Ireland12
Belgium9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 24Abstain 2Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 31Abstain 3Absent 28

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 20Abstain 0Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 28Against 14Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 19Against 26Abstain 3Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

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