← 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 184827Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (391 for, 116 against, 54 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

391

Against

116

Abstain

Margin of victory

275 votes

Turnout (cast)

561

Absent

158

Participation rate

78.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 123Against 9Abstain 6Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 2Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 36Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 50Abstain 9Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Spain41
Italy31
France30
Poland25

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Croatia
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 9Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 6Abstain 24Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 16Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 21Abstain 4Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 20Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 8Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

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