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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192781Source: 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+10 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (199 for, 399 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

199

Against

399

Abstain

Margin of victory

200 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 5Against 153Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 80Against 14Abstain 4Absent 37

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 73Abstain 1Absent 6

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 1Absent 10

Renew77 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 36Against 3Abstain 9Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland13
Sweden10
Finland7
Slovakia7
Malta1

Most against

Germany58
France47
Poland42
Italy35
Spain28

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Finland
Greece
Italy
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 16Against 47Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany95 MEPs

For 21Against 58Abstain 10Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 35Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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