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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192749Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (250 for, 321 against, 75 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

250

Against

321

Abstain

Margin of victory

71 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

90.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 155Abstain 1Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 2Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 48Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 14Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 11Against 62Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 5Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy33
France26
Sweden12
Ireland10
Greece8

Most against

Germany49
Poland43
Spain29
Netherlands18
Belgium13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 25Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 41Against 49Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 9Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 28Abstain 7Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 29Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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