← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184760Source: 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+12 / 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 “Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy”. 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 narrow margin (294 for, 282 against, 6 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

294

Against

282

Abstain

Margin of victory

12 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

137

Participation rate

81.0%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 12 votes. 137 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (137) was larger than the 12-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 42 absent MEPs (margin was 12)
S&Dhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 12)
ECRhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 12)
Renewhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 12)
PfEhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 12)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (20 absent)France (18 absent)Germany (17 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 26Against 116Abstain 1Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 1Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 61Abstain 2Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany42
Poland24
Netherlands16
Denmark12
Belgium11

Most against

France33
Italy31
Spain27
Czech Republic15
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 33Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 37Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 31Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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