← 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 184870Source: 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
✓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+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 (315 for, 173 against, 50 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

315

Against

173

Abstain

Margin of victory

142 votes

Turnout (cast)

538

Absent

181

Participation rate

74.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 63Against 37Abstain 27Absent 58

S&D135 MEPs

For 100Against 1Abstain 2Absent 32

PfE84 MEPs

For 6Against 51Abstain 9Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 54Abstain 6Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 2Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
France29
Italy28
Netherlands18
Czech Republic15

Most against

Spain27
Poland21
Hungary8
Slovenia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 26Abstain 2Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 15Abstain 10Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 21Abstain 5Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 3Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 21Abstain 5Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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