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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192795Source: 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
✓Many 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+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”. 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 (338 for, 285 against, 18 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

338

Against

285

Abstain

Margin of victory

53 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 139Against 9Abstain 6Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 115Abstain 4Absent 14

PfE85 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 6Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland46
Italy34
Spain28
Czech Republic19
Romania15

Most against

Germany44
France36
Belgium16
Netherlands16
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 40Against 44Abstain 5Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 33Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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