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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 184815Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (373 for, 139 against, 53 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

373

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

234 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 119Against 7Abstain 10Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 28Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 9Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 2Absent 16

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 8Against 10Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Spain42
Italy30
France29
Poland24

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Greece
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 10Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 4Abstain 27Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 15Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 24Abstain 2Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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