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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192746Source: 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+5 / 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 “Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (126 for, 406 against, 116 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

126

Against

406

Abstain

116

Margin of victory

280 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 6Against 153Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 91Absent 17

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew77 MEPs

For 5Against 68Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 28Against 6Abstain 15Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 5Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland10
Finland6
Malta1

Most against

Germany56
France48
Poland45
Italy36
Spain29

Divided delegations

Croatia
Finland
Greece
Italy
Malta
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 14Against 48Abstain 10Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 14Against 56Abstain 21Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 36Abstain 3Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 5Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 10Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 29Abstain 14Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 5Absent 1

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