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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 166774Source: 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+3 / 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”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (222 for, 290 against, 25 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

222

Against

290

Abstain

Margin of victory

68 votes

Turnout (cast)

537

Absent

168

Participation rate

76.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 54Against 80Abstain 1Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 16Against 85Abstain 3Absent 32

Renew100 MEPs

For 38Against 40Abstain 2Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 12Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 24Abstain 0Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 5Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France44
Germany41
Poland24
Czech Republic13
Austria10

Most against

Spain43
Italy28
Netherlands21
Portugal17
Belgium13

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 25Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 25Abstain 11Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 20Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Individual MEP positions

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