← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184773Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some 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+12 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (421 for, 74 against, 83 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

421

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

347 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 137Against 5Abstain 1Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 1Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 6Against 46Abstain 17Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 20Against 11Abstain 34Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 55Against 4Abstain 4Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 22Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 5Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
Spain42
Poland39
France35
Italy32

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 25Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 3Abstain 19Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 10Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 24Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 5Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 6Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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