← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184774Source: 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+3 / 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, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (309 for, 236 against, 28 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

309

Against

236

Abstain

Margin of victory

73 votes

Turnout (cast)

573

Absent

146

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 134Against 6Abstain 1Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 95Abstain 5Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 52Against 7Abstain 9Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 4Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 22Against 38Abstain 2Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 40Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
Poland39
France33
Spain29
Romania16

Most against

Italy26
Netherlands18
Ireland11
Belgium10
Austria8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 29Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 28Abstain 1Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 8Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 4Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 22Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 9Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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