← 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 184873Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (267 for, 261 against, 21 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

267

Against

261

Abstain

Margin of victory

6 votes

Turnout (cast)

549

Absent

170

Participation rate

76.4%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 6 votes. 170 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (170) was larger than the 6-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 56 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
S&Dhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Renewhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
PfEhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
ECRhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Greens-EFAhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Lefthad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
NIhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 6)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (25 absent)Germany (22 absent)Italy (21 absent)Greece (14 absent)Hungary (11 absent)Romania (10 absent)Spain (9 absent)Poland (8 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 18Against 111Abstain 0Absent 56

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 6Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 10Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 4Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
Spain26
Netherlands15
Belgium11
Sweden11

Most against

France29
Italy29
Poland27
Romania12
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 9Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 29Abstain 0Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 34Abstain 1Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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