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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 184808Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. EPP, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (240 for, 316 against, 10 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

240

Against

316

Abstain

Margin of victory

76 votes

Turnout (cast)

566

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 133Against 4Abstain 1Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 104Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 22Against 46Abstain 1Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 6Abstain 2Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 10Against 51Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 34Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 5Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland36
France30
Romania13
Czech Republic10
Greece7

Most against

Germany48
Italy33
Spain29
Netherlands19
Austria13

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 30Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 48Abstain 5Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 33Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 29Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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