← Votes·2026-02-12

World Cancer Day

Vote ID 185223Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “World Cancer Day”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (443 for, 62 against, 44 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

443

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

381 votes

Turnout (cast)

549

Absent

170

Participation rate

76.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 129Against 2Abstain 0Absent 54

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE84 MEPs

For 24Against 8Abstain 35Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 47Against 19Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 55Against 2Abstain 1Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 6Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
Italy49
Spain45
Poland43
France33

Most against

Slovakia6

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 19Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 17Abstain 5Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 6Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 6Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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