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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 184869Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (406 for, 122 against, 19 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

406

Against

122

Abstain

Margin of victory

284 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 123Against 3Abstain 2Absent 57

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 1Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 28Against 30Abstain 10Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 58Abstain 3Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
France53
Spain40
Italy30
Poland25

Most against

Cyprus1

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 1Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 15Abstain 1Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 23Abstain 1Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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