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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 192747Source: 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
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (299 for, 336 against, 9 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

299

Against

336

Abstain

Margin of victory

37 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 149Abstain 2Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 3Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
France36
Italy34
Netherlands18
Belgium13

Most against

Poland47
Spain27
Romania15
Hungary13
Czech Republic12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 36Against 36Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 47Against 41Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 34Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 47Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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