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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192783Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (148 for, 466 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

148

Against

466

Abstain

Margin of victory

318 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 5Against 151Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 21Against 93Abstain 4Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 74Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 1Absent 12

Renew77 MEPs

For 13Against 52Abstain 6Absent 6

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 4Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland12
Finland6

Most against

Germany63
France58
Poland45
Spain44
Italy41

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Finland
Italy
Netherlands
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 13Against 58Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 63Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 41Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 6Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

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