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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192775Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 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 ESN voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (417 for, 177 against, 51 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

417

Against

177

Abstain

Margin of victory

240 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 140Against 8Abstain 10Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 4Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 7Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 31Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
Spain37
Italy32
Netherlands22
Romania22

Most against

France32
Poland26
Hungary10
Slovakia7
Cyprus1

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 31Against 32Abstain 9Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 79Against 7Abstain 5Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 27Abstain 8Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 37Against 10Abstain 4Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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