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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 184800Source: 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, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (386 for, 120 against, 61 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

386

Against

120

Abstain

Margin of victory

266 votes

Turnout (cast)

567

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 132Against 1Abstain 3Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 44Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 11Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
Spain43
France34
Italy30
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic11
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 26Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 16Abstain 5Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 4Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 8Abstain 15Absent 23

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 8Abstain 13Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 5Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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