← 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 184801Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (286 for, 237 against, 45 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

286

Against

237

Abstain

Margin of victory

49 votes

Turnout (cast)

568

Absent

151

Participation rate

79.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 134Abstain 0Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 23Against 46Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 36Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 3Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 5Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France51
Germany40
Italy26
Spain26
Netherlands16

Most against

Poland32
Czech Republic15
Hungary10
Romania10
Croatia6

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 51Against 10Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 37Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 4Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 14Abstain 15Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 32Abstain 9Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 4Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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