← 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 184851Source: 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
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (287 for, 226 against, 34 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

287

Against

226

Abstain

Margin of victory

61 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 20Against 102Abstain 10Absent 53

S&D135 MEPs

For 100Against 1Abstain 2Absent 32

PfE84 MEPs

For 19Against 42Abstain 5Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 52Abstain 7Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 57Against 2Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 6Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France47
Germany37
Spain25
Netherlands15
Sweden15

Most against

Italy27
Poland27
Czech Republic12
Romania12
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 47Against 8Abstain 2Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 37Abstain 0Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 2Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 13Against 27Abstain 4Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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