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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 184840Source: 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
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (401 for, 96 against, 62 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

401

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

305 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 3Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 2Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 8Against 52Abstain 6Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 47Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Spain42
France33
Italy31
Poland25

Most against

Hungary9

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 25Abstain 0Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 15Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 7Abstain 17Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 19Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 3Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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