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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192741Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 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 on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (189 for, 447 against, 12 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

189

Against

447

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 156Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 121Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE85 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 7Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland26
Czech Republic14
Hungary10
Slovakia7
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany70
Spain42
France40
Italy40
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 32Against 40Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 70Abstain 5Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 40Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 5Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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