← 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 184830Source: 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+10 / 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, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (357 for, 134 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

357

Against

134

Abstain

Margin of victory

223 votes

Turnout (cast)

544

Absent

175

Participation rate

75.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 74Against 26Abstain 32Absent 53

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 1Abstain 2Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 49Abstain 7Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 8Absent 26

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 10Against 8Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
France50
Italy28
Spain28
Netherlands19

Most against

Slovenia5
Malta3
Hungary1

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 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 50Against 5Abstain 2Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 20Abstain 2Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 21Abstain 5Absent 22

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 6Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 3Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 12Abstain 12Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

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