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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192782Source: 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 (206 for, 391 against, 21 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

206

Against

391

Abstain

Margin of victory

185 votes

Turnout (cast)

618

Absent

Participation rate

86.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 150Abstain 1Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 89Against 13Abstain 3Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 74Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 2Absent 9

Renew77 MEPs

For 11Against 53Abstain 3Absent 10

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 35Against 9Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 4Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland12
Sweden10
Finland8
Slovakia8
Malta1

Most against

Germany60
France48
Poland42
Italy36
Spain29

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Finland
Greece
Italy
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France80 MEPs

For 19Against 48Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 60Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 36Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 29Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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