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

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Vote ID 166762Source: 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
✓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+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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (83 for, 399 against, 49 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

399

Abstain

Margin of victory

316 votes

Turnout (cast)

531

Absent

174

Participation rate

75.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 125Abstain 6Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 86Abstain 9Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 5Against 70Abstain 3Absent 22

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 32Against 11Abstain 18Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 6Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 1Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 5Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Greece4
Malta1

Most against

Germany61
France44
Poland44
Spain40
Italy39

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Malta
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 17Against 44Abstain 7Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 3Against 61Abstain 14Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 39Abstain 0Absent 26

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 3Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

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