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Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Vote ID 171327Source: 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
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (271 for, 268 against, 28 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

271

Against

268

Abstain

Margin of victory

3 votes

Turnout (cast)

567

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.8%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 3 votes. 153 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (153) was larger than the 3-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 53 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
S&Dhad 25 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
ECRhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
PfEhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
Renewhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
Greens-EFAhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
NIhad 7 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
Lefthad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
ESNhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 3)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (17 absent)France (15 absent)Hungary (14 absent)Germany (13 absent)Spain (13 absent)Romania (12 absent)Greece (9 absent)Bulgaria (8 absent)Poland (8 absent)Belgium (6 absent)Latvia (5 absent)Denmark (4 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 124Abstain 2Absent 53

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 3Abstain 0Absent 25

Renew79 MEPs

For 60Against 4Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 19Absent 18

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 6Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
France35
Italy29
Spain24
Portugal12

Most against

Poland37
Czech Republic16
Netherlands16
Romania12
Austria11

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 31Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 39Abstain 5Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 12Abstain 18Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 37Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 1Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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