← 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 183400Source: 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
✓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+6 / 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 “Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (325 for, 290 against, 31 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

325

Against

290

Abstain

Margin of victory

35 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 43Against 102Abstain 20Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 2Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 55Against 12Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy33
Portugal16
Netherlands15
Romania15
Ireland12

Most against

Germany45
France38
Spain28
Poland25
Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 45Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 7Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 7Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 4Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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