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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 166758Source: 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (95 for, 401 against, 32 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

Against

401

Abstain

Margin of victory

306 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 1Against 124Abstain 6Absent 48

S&D136 MEPs

For 13Against 75Abstain 10Absent 38

Renew100 MEPs

For 7Against 68Abstain 2Absent 23

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 34Against 18Abstain 9Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 1Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 3Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Greece5
Malta2

Most against

Germany70
Poland44
France43
Spain37
Italy31

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 43Abstain 2Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 5Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 31Abstain 7Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

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