← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184784Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (269 for, 302 against, 5 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

269

Against

302

Abstain

Margin of victory

33 votes

Turnout (cast)

576

Absent

143

Participation rate

80.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 134Abstain 1Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 2Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 2Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany40
Netherlands16
Portugal13
Belgium11
Denmark11

Most against

Poland41
France33
Italy30
Spain27
Czech Republic18

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 33Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 37Abstain 2Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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