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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192785Source: 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”. 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 (156 for, 474 against, 15 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

156

Against

474

Abstain

Margin of victory

318 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 5Against 151Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 18Against 100Abstain 1Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 74Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 19Against 52Abstain 2Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland14
Slovakia10

Most against

Germany62
France58
Italy50
Poland45
Spain41

Divided delegations

Croatia
Finland
Netherlands
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 13Against 58Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 28Against 62Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 50Abstain 0Absent 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 14Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 45Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 24Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 41Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

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