← 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 184795Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 (200 for, 230 against, 129 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

200

Against

230

Abstain

129

Margin of victory

30 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 27Against 4Abstain 106Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 101Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE84 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 6Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 5Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 54Abstain 4Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 4Against 25Abstain 6Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain25
Poland21
Czech Republic14
Hungary10
Romania7

Most against

Germany34
France28
Italy26
Netherlands12
Belgium10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia

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 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 8Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 34Abstain 22Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 6Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 6Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 6Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 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 5Against 12Abstain 12Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 19Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 7Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 7Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 3Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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