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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 184797Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (464 for, 33 against, 76 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

464

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

431 votes

Turnout (cast)

573

Absent

146

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 139Against 0Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 21Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 48Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 5Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
France57
Spain42
Italy39
Poland28

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 57Against 4Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 14Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 17Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 18Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 9Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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