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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 166770Source: 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (112 for, 381 against, 47 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

112

Against

381

Abstain

Margin of victory

269 votes

Turnout (cast)

540

Absent

165

Participation rate

76.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 124Abstain 6Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 26Against 66Abstain 11Absent 33

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 68Abstain 6Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 37Against 15Abstain 9Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 6Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 3Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Greece5
Slovenia3
Malta2

Most against

Germany62
France45
Poland42
Spain36
Italy32

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Netherlands
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 4Absent 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 24Against 45Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 3Against 62Abstain 11Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 32Abstain 9Absent 24

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 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 7

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