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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192790Source: 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”. S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (415 for, 206 against, 20 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

415

Against

206

Abstain

Margin of victory

209 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 148Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 10Abstain 5Absent 6

PfE85 MEPs

For 47Against 21Abstain 7Absent 10

Renew77 MEPs

For 60Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 4Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy61
France55
Germany47
Spain27
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic15
Croatia6
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Greece
Malta
Poland
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 55Against 13Abstain 4Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 47Against 39Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary18 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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