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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192779Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (347 for, 205 against, 86 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

347

Against

205

Abstain

Margin of victory

142 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 142Abstain 8Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 3Abstain 1Absent 17

PfE85 MEPs

For 47Against 7Abstain 24Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 22Against 21Abstain 33Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 60Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 10Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 9Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France58
Germany44
Italy31
Spain30
Netherlands20

Most against

Poland38
Czech Republic13
Croatia6
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 58Against 14Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 44Against 40Abstain 6Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 10Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 5Abstain 29Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 38Abstain 5Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 18Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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