← Votes·2025-07-09

Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum

Vote ID 178099Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (321 for, 317 against, 41 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

321

Against

317

Abstain

Margin of victory

4 votes

Turnout (cast)

679

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 4 votes. 41 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (41) was larger than the 4-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
S&Dhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 4)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (5 absent)Germany (5 absent)Italy (5 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 7Against 157Abstain 9Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 14Against 59Abstain 5Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 63Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 18Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany43
France39
Sweden13
Belgium12
Portugal12

Most against

Italy37
Spain29
Poland24
Romania17
Netherlands16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 36Abstain 12Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 24Abstain 6Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 29Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

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