← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184765Source: 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
✓Significant 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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 comfortable margin (247 for, 291 against, 43 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

247

Against

291

Abstain

Margin of victory

44 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 140Abstain 0Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 15Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 18Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 38Against 18Abstain 7Absent 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 15Against 5Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden9
Belgium8
Denmark8
Greece8
Ireland8

Most against

Germany42
France33
Italy30
Poland27
Spain27

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 33Abstain 1Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 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 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 27Abstain 15Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 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 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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