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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192748Source: 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+7 / 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”. PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (151 for, 447 against, 50 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

151

Against

447

Abstain

Margin of victory

296 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 154Abstain 1Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 120Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE85 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 6Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 36Against 2Abstain 38Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 4

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 14Against 6Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Hungary10
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany70
Spain42
France41
Italy40
Poland25

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 20Against 70Abstain 1Absent 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 29Against 40Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 25Abstain 20Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 6Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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