← Votes·2024-04-25

Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response

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Confidence: 75%

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title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169160Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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 “Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (181 for, 237 against, 49 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

181

Against

237

Abstain

Margin of victory

56 votes

Turnout (cast)

467

Absent

238

Participation rate

66.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 120Abstain 1Absent 52

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 53Abstain 19Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 62

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE64 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 20Absent 27

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 4Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain17
Ireland11
Portugal10
Belgium8
Finland7

Most against

Germany36
Poland33
Italy18
Romania16
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 11Abstain 33Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 36Abstain 9Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 18Abstain 0Absent 45

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 6Against 33Abstain 0Absent 13

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 17Against 16Abstain 1Absent 25

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

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