← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184783Source: 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+0 / 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, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (397 for, 133 against, 49 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

397

Against

133

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 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 133Against 9Abstain 0Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 38Abstain 31Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 12Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 58Against 2Abstain 3Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Spain42
France35
Italy32
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic8
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 5Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 5Abstain 22Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 15Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 24Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 19Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 8Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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