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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 184845Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (251 for, 296 against, 8 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

251

Against

296

Abstain

Margin of victory

45 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 3Against 129Abstain 4Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 3Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 1Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
Netherlands16
Belgium11
Sweden11
Portugal10

Most against

Poland39
France31
Italy29
Spain26
Czech Republic18

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 31Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 36Abstain 3Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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