← 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 184841Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (194 for, 250 against, 111 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

194

Against

250

Abstain

111

Margin of victory

56 votes

Turnout (cast)

555

Absent

164

Participation rate

77.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 106Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 106Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 33Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 5Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France32
Poland23
Czech Republic14
Hungary10
Bulgaria5

Most against

Germany39
Italy26
Spain24
Netherlands14
Belgium11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 28Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 39Abstain 21Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 5Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 4Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 19Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 6Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 5Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 24Abstain 18Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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