← 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 169181Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Renew and Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA, PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (287 for, 92 against, 77 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

287

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

195 votes

Turnout (cast)

456

Absent

249

Participation rate

64.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 116Against 1Abstain 7Absent 55

Renew100 MEPs

For 33Against 46Abstain 2Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 66

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 38Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 37Against 2Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE64 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 18Absent 29

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 8Absent 22

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany40
Poland35
France34
Spain26
Italy21

Most against

Ireland6
Finland5
Denmark4
Greece1

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Finland
Netherlands
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 34Against 17Abstain 15Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 8Abstain 23Absent 25

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 4Absent 45

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 3Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 1Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

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