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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192762Source: 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (452 for, 159 against, 18 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

452

Against

159

Abstain

Margin of victory

293 votes

Turnout (cast)

629

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 146Against 1Abstain 6Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 17Against 56Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew77 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 6Absent 16

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Italy42
Spain42
France39
Romania27

Most against

Czech Republic11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 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 39Against 32Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 67Against 19Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 27Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 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 24Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 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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