← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184772Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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 comfortable margin (291 for, 238 against, 50 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

291

Against

238

Abstain

Margin of victory

53 votes

Turnout (cast)

579

Absent

140

Participation rate

80.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 33Against 103Abstain 5Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 3Abstain 5Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 9Against 47Abstain 14Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 21Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 46Against 15Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy27
Greece13
Belgium12
Bulgaria11
Ireland11

Most against

Germany41
France33
Spain26
Poland22
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 33Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 41Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 24Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 22Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 4Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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