← 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 184867Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (201 for, 310 against, 25 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

201

Against

310

Abstain

Margin of victory

109 votes

Turnout (cast)

536

Absent

183

Participation rate

74.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 121Against 6Abstain 1Absent 57

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 95Abstain 0Absent 33

PfE84 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 14Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 50Against 7Abstain 3Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 57Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 4Against 30Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 5Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland37
Romania12
Czech Republic9
Croatia5
Slovenia5

Most against

Germany47
France46
Italy29
Spain29
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 1Absent 26

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 47Abstain 1Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 29Abstain 1Absent 23

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 37Against 6Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 29Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

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