← Votes·2026-02-12

World Cancer Day

Vote ID 185228Source: 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
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (459 for, 45 against, 40 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

459

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

414 votes

Turnout (cast)

544

Absent

175

Participation rate

75.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 1Absent 54

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE84 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 7Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 15Against 39Abstain 10Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 54Against 1Abstain 2Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 18Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France53
Spain43
Italy37
Netherlands29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 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 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 3Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 15Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 16Abstain 1Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 15Abstain 4Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 7Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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