← Votes·2026-02-12

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

Vote ID 184787Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (201 for, 248 against, 114 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

201

Against

248

Abstain

114

Margin of victory

47 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

156

Participation rate

78.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 104Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 108Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 6Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France28
Spain26
Czech Republic14
Hungary10
Bulgaria5

Most against

Germany40
Italy25
Netherlands16
Belgium10
Denmark10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Italy
Netherlands
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 28Abstain 5Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 40Abstain 16Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 7Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 6Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 6Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 21Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 7Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 5Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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