← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184763Source: 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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 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 rejected by a narrow margin (274 for, 298 against, 10 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

274

Against

298

Abstain

Margin of victory

24 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 24 votes. 137 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (137) was larger than the 24-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 43 absent MEPs (margin was 24)

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 11Against 128Abstain 3Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 2Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 5Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany37
Spain25
Netherlands16
Portugal14
Belgium13

Most against

Poland40
France33
Italy30
Czech Republic16
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 33Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 37Abstain 5Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

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