← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184781Source: 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
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. Renew mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (220 for, 319 against, 39 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

220

Against

319

Abstain

Margin of victory

99 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 4Against 135Abstain 2Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 2Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 32Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

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

Greece10
Sweden9
Denmark8
Ireland8
Portugal8

Most against

Poland42
Germany41
France33
Italy30
Spain26

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 19Against 33Abstain 11Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 41Abstain 3Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 5Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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