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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192761Source: 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
✓Some 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+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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (450 for, 171 against, 14 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

450

Against

171

Abstain

Margin of victory

279 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 151Against 2Abstain 5Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew77 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany84
Spain42
Italy41
France37
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic15
Slovakia6

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
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 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 84Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary18 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 28Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 24Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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