← 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 169168Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+0 / 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 “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 (153 for, 278 against, 31 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

153

Against

278

Abstain

Margin of victory

125 votes

Turnout (cast)

462

Absent

243

Participation rate

65.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 5Against 119Abstain 0Absent 55

Renew100 MEPs

For 12Against 67Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 7Absent 64

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 15Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 3Absent 28

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 4Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain16
Ireland11
Portugal10
Sweden9
Finland6

Most against

France44
Germany43
Poland35
Italy17
Romania15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 22Against 44Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 20Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 2Absent 45

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 35Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 18

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 15Abstain 1Absent 27

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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