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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 184798Source: 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 “Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (255 for, 290 against, 20 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

255

Against

290

Abstain

Margin of victory

35 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

154

Participation rate

78.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 130Abstain 6Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 6Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 3Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 56Against 3Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 3Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain23
Netherlands15
Sweden11
Belgium10
Denmark10

Most against

Germany39
Poland37
France32
Italy30
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 7Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 32Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 39Abstain 2Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 0Absent 20

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 15Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 37Abstain 4Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 20Abstain 5Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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