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Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Vote ID 184786Source: 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+7 / 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 “Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (104 for, 398 against, 59 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

104

Against

398

Abstain

Margin of victory

294 votes

Turnout (cast)

561

Absent

158

Participation rate

78.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 132Abstain 1Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 108Abstain 0Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 47Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 54Against 1Abstain 6Absent 23

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 5Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic10
Hungary1

Most against

Germany63
Spain41
France33
Italy33
Poland27

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Latvia
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 33Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 63Abstain 1Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 33Abstain 14Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 9Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 16Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 4Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 41Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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