← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184767Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (377 for, 166 against, 35 abstentions).

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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

377

Against

166

Abstain

Margin of victory

211 votes

Turnout (cast)

578

Absent

141

Participation rate

80.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 118Against 7Abstain 17Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 9Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 57Abstain 2Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 48Against 11Abstain 4Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
France35
Italy32
Spain26
Poland23

Most against

Czech Republic11

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 5Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 28Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 19Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 23Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 22Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 9Abstain 17Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

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