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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192765Source: 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”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (148 for, 475 against, 22 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

148

Against

475

Abstain

Margin of victory

327 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 154Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 120Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 60Against 7Abstain 11Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 51Against 24Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew77 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 8Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland26
Hungary10
Slovakia6
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany70
Italy62
Spain43
France36
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 34Against 36Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 15Against 70Abstain 4Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 6Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 5Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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