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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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Vote ID 166776Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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 (225 for, 294 against, 22 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

225

Against

294

Abstain

Margin of victory

69 votes

Turnout (cast)

541

Absent

164

Participation rate

76.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 10Against 124Abstain 2Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 96Against 4Abstain 1Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 13Against 64Abstain 3Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 3Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 6Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 6Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain28
Portugal14
Ireland13
Belgium7
Croatia6

Most against

France44
Poland39
Germany38
Italy29
Romania19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 6Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 44Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 38Abstain 3Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 29Abstain 1Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 28Against 20Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

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