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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 169172Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (340 for, 93 against, 30 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

340

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

247 votes

Turnout (cast)

463

Absent

242

Participation rate

65.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 124Against 1Abstain 0Absent 54

Renew100 MEPs

For 28Against 49Abstain 3Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 64

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 38Against 17Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 37Against 2Abstain 2Absent 24

PfE64 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 14Absent 27

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 6Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Poland36
France34
Italy25
Spain22

Most against

Denmark3
Greece2

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 34Against 15Abstain 17Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 7Abstain 0Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 4Absent 44

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 3Abstain 0Absent 13

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 22Against 11Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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