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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 184866Source: 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, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 50 against, 60 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

444

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

394 votes

Turnout (cast)

554

Absent

165

Participation rate

77.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 131Against 0Abstain 0Absent 54

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 28Against 23Abstain 17Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 36Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 5Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
France58
Poland44
Spain43
Italy32

Most against

Czech Republic7

Divided delegations

Czech Republic

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 15Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 22Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 4Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 7Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

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