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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 166773Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, Left and NI voted mostly against. S&D, Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (207 for, 189 against, 147 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

207

Against

189

Abstain

147

Margin of victory

18 votes

Turnout (cast)

543

Absent

162

Participation rate

77.0%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 18 votes. 162 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (162) was larger than the 18-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 44 absent MEPs (margin was 18)
S&Dhad 34 absent MEPs (margin was 18)
Renewhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 18)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (24 absent)Germany (19 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 52Against 82Abstain 1Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 79Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 20Against 57Abstain 4Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 48Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 4Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 1Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 8Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
Poland27
France26
Italy22
Czech Republic13

Most against

Spain27
Netherlands12
Romania12
Ireland11
Portugal10

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 20Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 10Abstain 26Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 4Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 16Abstain 14Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 9Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 27Against 16Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 9Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 27Abstain 19Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

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