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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 184829Source: 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, 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, 154 against, 59 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

154

Abstain

Margin of victory

189 votes

Turnout (cast)

556

Absent

163

Participation rate

77.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 69Against 36Abstain 28Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 1Abstain 2Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 20Against 32Abstain 15Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 51Abstain 11Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Germany44
Italy27
Spain27
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland20
Hungary9
Slovenia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 10Absent 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 49Against 5Abstain 3Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 30Abstain 1Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 22Abstain 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 20Abstain 7Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 12Abstain 13Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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