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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192780Source: 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+6 / 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, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (379 for, 181 against, 78 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

379

Against

181

Abstain

Margin of victory

198 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 6Against 140Abstain 6Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE85 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 41Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 42Against 9Abstain 25Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 55Against 16Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France50
Germany50
Italy34
Poland27
Spain22

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Latvia
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 50Against 20Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 50Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 7Abstain 28Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 19Abstain 10Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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