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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 184837Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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, PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (246 for, 295 against, 15 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

246

Against

295

Abstain

Margin of victory

49 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 133Against 1Abstain 0Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 104Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 39Against 27Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 4Abstain 4Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 58Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 33Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 8Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland42
Italy30
Spain26
Czech Republic11
Hungary7

Most against

Germany49
France48
Netherlands16
Austria12
Belgium11

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 12Against 48Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 49Abstain 5Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 25Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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