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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192758Source: 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
✓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+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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (457 for, 153 against, 36 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

457

Against

153

Abstain

Margin of victory

304 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 151Against 3Abstain 5Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 25Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 3Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
Spain43
France40
Italy40
Netherlands22

Most against

Poland26
Czech Republic15

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 40Against 5Abstain 26Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 75Against 15Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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