← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184768Source: 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
✓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+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 adopted by a narrow margin (276 for, 262 against, 36 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

276

Against

262

Abstain

Margin of victory

14 votes

Turnout (cast)

574

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.8%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 14 votes. 145 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (145) was larger than the 14-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 47 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
S&Dhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
ECRhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
Renewhad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 14)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (21 absent)France (20 absent)Germany (19 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 29Against 107Abstain 2Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 5Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 9Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 17Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 42Against 19Abstain 2Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France31
Italy26
Spain25
Portugal13
Belgium11

Most against

Germany41
Poland25
Netherlands16
Czech Republic15
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 30Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 41Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 14Abstain 15Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

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 23Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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