← 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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Vote ID 169167Source: 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
✓Significant 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response”. Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (84 for, 319 against, 63 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

Against

319

Abstain

Margin of victory

235 votes

Turnout (cast)

466

Absent

239

Participation rate

66.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 121Abstain 0Absent 55

Renew100 MEPs

For 4Against 71Abstain 5Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 15Against 16Abstain 42Absent 63

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 32Against 17Abstain 7Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 27

NI46 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 6Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland11
Greece1

Most against

Germany63
France43
Poland36
Italy19
Romania16

Divided delegations

Denmark
Finland
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 43Abstain 4Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 9Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 3Absent 44

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 3Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 6Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 11Absent 25

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

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