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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192778Source: 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (138 for, 391 against, 107 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

138

Against

391

Abstain

107

Margin of victory

253 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

89.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 154Abstain 1Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 89Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 73Abstain 2Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 5Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 7Against 65Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 5Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland10
Slovakia7
Finland6
Croatia4

Most against

Germany51
France49
Poland42
Italy36
Spain29

Divided delegations

Croatia
Finland
Luxembourg
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 13Against 49Abstain 10Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 25Against 51Abstain 14Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

Hungary18 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 19Against 36Abstain 14Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 6Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 29Abstain 14Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 5Absent 1

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