← Votes·2026-02-12

World Cancer Day

Vote ID 185234Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (363 for, 150 against, 33 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

363

Against

150

Abstain

Margin of victory

213 votes

Turnout (cast)

546

Absent

173

Participation rate

75.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 49Against 75Abstain 6Absent 55

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 0Abstain 0Absent 33

PfE84 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 13Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 19Against 43Abstain 4Absent 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 19Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 4Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
France54
Italy28
Netherlands23
Belgium15

Most against

Spain26
Poland20
Austria7
Croatia5
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
Italy
Poland
Romania
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 54Against 2Abstain 1Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 17Abstain 1Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 20Abstain 8Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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