← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184759Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (157 for, 411 against, 14 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

157

Against

411

Abstain

Margin of victory

254 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

137

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 138Abstain 2Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 111Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 6Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 5Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary10
Czech Republic9

Most against

Germany63
Spain42
France36
Italy32
Poland24

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 36Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 63Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 32Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 8Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs