← 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 184819Source: 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (343 for, 146 against, 68 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

343

Against

146

Abstain

Margin of victory

197 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

162

Participation rate

77.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 83Against 23Abstain 28Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 1Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 31Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 54Abstain 5Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France29
Italy28
Spain27
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland21
Hungary10
Czech Republic9

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 6Abstain 25Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 16Abstain 2Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 21Abstain 6Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 21Abstain 4Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 2Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 12Abstain 11Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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