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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 166768Source: 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (199 for, 307 against, 29 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

199

Against

307

Abstain

Margin of victory

108 votes

Turnout (cast)

535

Absent

170

Participation rate

75.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 123Abstain 3Absent 46

S&D136 MEPs

For 85Against 13Abstain 3Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 12Against 65Abstain 2Absent 21

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 14Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 2Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 4Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain28
Portugal13
Ireland12
Greece6
Finland5

Most against

France43
Germany40
Poland38
Italy31
Romania18

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 43Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 40Abstain 12Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 31Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 28Against 21Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 7

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