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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 184859Source: 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
✓Many 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+10 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (279 for, 238 against, 32 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

279

Against

238

Abstain

Margin of victory

41 votes

Turnout (cast)

549

Absent

170

Participation rate

76.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 35Against 93Abstain 3Absent 54

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 0Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 22Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 3Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 4Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain40
France28
Netherlands15
Sweden14
Belgium12

Most against

Germany36
Poland29
Italy27
Czech Republic16
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 8Abstain 23Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 36Abstain 6Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 1Absent 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 15Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 17Against 29Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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