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Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192602Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. ECR and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (369 for, 160 against, 112 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

369

Against

160

Abstain

112

Margin of victory

209 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 150Against 0Abstain 7Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 9Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 53Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 35Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 9Against 31Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Spain37
Italy26
Poland24
Romania19

Most against

France39
Hungary9
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 24Against 39Abstain 7Absent 10

Germany95 MEPs

For 63Against 23Abstain 4Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 17Abstain 25Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 9Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 19Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 4Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 37Against 9Abstain 6Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

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