← 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 184871Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (332 for, 148 against, 48 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

332

Against

148

Abstain

Margin of victory

184 votes

Turnout (cast)

528

Absent

191

Participation rate

73.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 58Against 42Abstain 25Absent 60

S&D135 MEPs

For 99Against 1Abstain 2Absent 33

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 54Abstain 5Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 2Absent 19

PfE84 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 9Absent 27

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Germany39
Italy27
Netherlands19
Sweden15

Most against

Spain26
Poland21
Slovenia5
Malta3
Cyprus1

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 4Absent 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 49Against 5Abstain 2Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 21Abstain 9Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 21Abstain 5Absent 23

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 21Abstain 5Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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