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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 192788Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (308 for, 313 against, 23 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

308

Against

313

Abstain

Margin of victory

5 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 5 votes. 67 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (67) was larger than the 5-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
S&Dhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
PfEhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
ECRhad 6 absent MEPs (margin was 5)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (9 absent)France (8 absent)Spain (8 absent)Romania (7 absent)Germany (6 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 152Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 2Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE85 MEPs

For 26Against 45Abstain 6Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 2Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 55Against 14Abstain 3Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 6Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France63
Italy34
Sweden13
Belgium11
Denmark11

Most against

Germany45
Poland43
Spain29
Czech Republic17
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 63Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 41Against 45Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 32Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 43Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 29Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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