← 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 184811Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very 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+12 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (280 for, 265 against, 18 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

280

Against

265

Abstain

Margin of victory

15 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

156

Participation rate

78.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 15 votes. 156 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (156) was larger than the 15-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 51 absent MEPs (margin was 15)
S&Dhad 27 absent MEPs (margin was 15)
ECRhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 15)
Renewhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 15)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (20 absent)Italy (20 absent)Germany (18 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 110Abstain 7Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 23Against 46Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 2Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 49Against 10Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 7Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France51
Spain26
Belgium11
Sweden10
Denmark9

Most against

Germany39
Italy29
Poland27
Czech Republic18
Netherlands16

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 51Against 10Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 39Abstain 4Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 29Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 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 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 17Against 27Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 4Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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