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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 166753Source: 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
✓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+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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (351 for, 168 against, 9 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

351

Against

168

Abstain

Margin of victory

183 votes

Turnout (cast)

528

Absent

177

Participation rate

74.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 25Against 105Abstain 0Absent 49

S&D136 MEPs

For 102Against 0Abstain 1Absent 33

Renew100 MEPs

For 41Against 34Abstain 1Absent 24

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 50Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 41Against 3Abstain 2Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 1Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 3Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France55
Germany51
Italy42
Poland29
Spain28

Most against

Romania11
Sweden7
Greece5
Slovenia5
Latvia4

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Estonia
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Latvia
Poland
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 13Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 25Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 9Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 29Against 17Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 28Against 18Abstain 1Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Individual MEP positions

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