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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 166756Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+4 / 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, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (240 for, 279 against, 10 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

240

Against

279

Abstain

Margin of victory

39 votes

Turnout (cast)

529

Absent

176

Participation rate

75.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 109Against 22Abstain 1Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 7Against 91Abstain 1Absent 37

Renew100 MEPs

For 15Against 63Abstain 0Absent 22

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 2Against 57Abstain 2Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 50Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 2Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 0Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 3Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
Italy28
Poland26
Czech Republic14
Romania13

Most against

France41
Spain28
Netherlands17
Portugal13
Ireland12

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 41Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 33Abstain 2Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 23Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 19Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 21Against 28Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Individual MEP positions

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