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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192792Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High participation

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (622 for, 5 against, 6 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

622

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

617 votes

Turnout (cast)

633

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 155Against 1Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew77 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany91
France72
Italy67
Spain49
Poland48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs