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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 166749Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries”. ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (155 for, 324 against, 45 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

155

Against

324

Abstain

Margin of victory

169 votes

Turnout (cast)

524

Absent

181

Participation rate

74.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 57Against 62Abstain 9Absent 51

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 89Abstain 7Absent 37

Renew100 MEPs

For 11Against 64Abstain 3Absent 22

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 14Absent 12

ECR65 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 26Against 17Abstain 4Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 0Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 3Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany31
Poland26
Czech Republic13
Lithuania5
Slovakia4

Most against

France63
Spain41
Italy27
Netherlands19
Portugal18

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 7Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 6Against 63Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 23Abstain 19Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 2Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 19Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 8Against 41Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 4Absent 8

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