← 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 184850Source: 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+10 / 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”. PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (160 for, 331 against, 56 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

160

Against

331

Abstain

Margin of victory

171 votes

Turnout (cast)

547

Absent

172

Participation rate

76.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 35Against 96Abstain 5Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 41Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 55Abstain 4Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 3Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France29
Czech Republic13
Slovenia5
Hungary2
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany51
Italy30
Spain26
Poland25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 29Abstain 1Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 51Abstain 1Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 30Abstain 15Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 25Abstain 16Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 4Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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