← 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 184858Source: 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+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (404 for, 78 against, 69 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

404

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

326 votes

Turnout (cast)

551

Absent

168

Participation rate

76.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 125Against 1Abstain 7Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 1Abstain 0Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 27Against 39Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 56Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
France50
Spain43
Italy31
Poland24

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 50Against 3Abstain 4Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 15Abstain 1Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 6Abstain 17Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 16Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 4Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

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