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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192793Source: 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
✓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+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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (482 for, 132 against, 9 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

482

Against

132

Abstain

Margin of victory

350 votes

Turnout (cast)

623

Absent

Participation rate

87.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 153Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 31Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE85 MEPs

For 3Against 65Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 6Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
Italy43
France42
Poland42
Spain40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France80 MEPs

For 42Against 29Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 75Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 23Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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