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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192786Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (461 for, 94 against, 77 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

461

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

367 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 151Against 0Abstain 3Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 1Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 34Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 24Absent 5

Renew77 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 11Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Italy60
Spain45
Poland28
Netherlands22

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary10
Latvia5

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 34Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 77Against 12Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 6Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 21Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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