← 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 184831Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+6 / 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, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (381 for, 118 against, 36 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

381

Against

118

Abstain

Margin of victory

263 votes

Turnout (cast)

535

Absent

184

Participation rate

74.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 100Against 12Abstain 16Absent 57

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 50Abstain 8Absent 18

PfE84 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 8Absent 25

Renew78 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
France51
Spain37
Italy27
Poland21

Most against

Hungary1

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 51Against 5Abstain 2Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 17Abstain 3Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 23Abstain 5Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 4Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 20Abstain 4Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 2Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 37Against 10Abstain 3Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

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