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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 166765Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (374 for, 127 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

374

Against

127

Abstain

Margin of victory

247 votes

Turnout (cast)

533

Absent

172

Participation rate

75.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 90Against 24Abstain 16Absent 49

S&D136 MEPs

For 99Against 3Abstain 2Absent 32

Renew100 MEPs

For 59Against 14Abstain 4Absent 23

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 3Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE64 MEPs

For 17Against 27Abstain 2Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 3Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France60
Germany52
Spain40
Italy30
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland23
Czech Republic9
Bulgaria6

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 60Against 2Abstain 5Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 16Abstain 8Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 21Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 7Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 7

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