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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192789Source: 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+7 / 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”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (235 for, 398 against, 10 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

235

Against

398

Abstain

Margin of victory

163 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 38Against 117Abstain 2Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 119Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 7Against 64Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 2Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 6Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain28
Poland25
Czech Republic14
Hungary12
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany72
Italy40
France36
Romania20
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France80 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 72Abstain 2Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 40Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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