← Votes·2026-01-20

Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises

Vote ID 183124Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 153 against, 55 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

444

Against

153

Abstain

Margin of victory

291 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 147Against 7Abstain 15Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 29Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 5Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
Spain45
Italy40
France36
Romania25

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 4Abstain 34Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 17Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 30Abstain 2Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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