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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 166775Source: 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
✓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+6 / 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”. EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (243 for, 283 against, 19 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

243

Against

283

Abstain

Margin of victory

40 votes

Turnout (cast)

545

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 109Against 25Abstain 1Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 93Abstain 2Absent 32

Renew100 MEPs

For 15Against 66Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 12Against 46Abstain 3Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 38Against 3Abstain 6Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 0Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 5Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Italy28
Poland27
Czech Republic15
Romania11

Most against

France44
Spain34
Netherlands17
Portugal14
Ireland13

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 44Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 29Abstain 5Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 27Against 19Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

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