← Votes·2024-04-25

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

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title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Vote ID 169162Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (179 for, 258 against, 27 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

179

Against

258

Abstain

Margin of victory

79 votes

Turnout (cast)

464

Absent

241

Participation rate

65.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 119Abstain 1Absent 53

Renew100 MEPs

For 30Against 50Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 63Against 9Abstain 1Absent 63

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 14Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 5Absent 29

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 4Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Spain18
Ireland12
Netherlands11
Portugal10

Most against

Germany44
Poland34
Italy19
Romania16
Czech Republic13

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 25Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 44Abstain 16Absent 25

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 19Abstain 0Absent 43

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 34Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 1Absent 25

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

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