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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192794Source: 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
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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”. EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (342 for, 279 against, 14 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

342

Against

279

Abstain

Margin of victory

63 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 150Against 4Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 114Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE85 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 8Against 63Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 7Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany43
Poland43
Italy36
France35
Spain29

Most against

Netherlands18
Belgium16
Sweden13
Finland11
Ireland10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 35Against 30Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany95 MEPs

For 43Against 43Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary18 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 32Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 23Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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