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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192763Source: 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 ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (432 for, 178 against, 21 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

432

Against

178

Abstain

Margin of victory

254 votes

Turnout (cast)

631

Absent

Participation rate

88.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 144Against 6Abstain 7Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 1Abstain 2Absent 16

Renew77 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 2Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany84
Italy42
Spain42
Poland25
Netherlands22

Most against

France34
Czech Republic15
Slovakia7
Cyprus2

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 30Against 34Abstain 7Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 84Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary18 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 26Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 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 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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