← 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 184844Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (256 for, 276 against, 19 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

256

Against

276

Abstain

Margin of victory

20 votes

Turnout (cast)

551

Absent

168

Participation rate

76.6%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 20 votes. 168 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (168) was larger than the 20-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 49 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
S&Dhad 30 absent MEPs (margin was 20)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (24 absent)France (22 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 126Abstain 3Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 3Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 53Abstain 11Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 2Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
Netherlands16
Belgium14
Sweden11
Portugal10

Most against

Poland40
France31
Italy26
Spain26
Czech Republic16

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 31Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 35Abstain 2Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 8Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 2Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

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