← 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 184826Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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, 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 (338 for, 147 against, 66 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

338

Against

147

Abstain

Margin of victory

191 votes

Turnout (cast)

551

Absent

168

Participation rate

76.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 58Against 31Abstain 44Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 2Abstain 2Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 28Against 31Abstain 8Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 51Abstain 7Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 2Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France52
Germany40
Italy28
Spain25
Netherlands19

Most against

Hungary8
Croatia5
Slovenia4
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 52Against 6Abstain 2Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 19Abstain 15Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 13

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 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 19Abstain 7Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 6Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 17Abstain 9Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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