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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Reviewed: no

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Vote ID 192796Source: 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+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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (201 for, 411 against, 29 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

201

Against

411

Abstain

Margin of victory

210 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 0Against 158Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 89Against 9Abstain 15Absent 22

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew77 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 7Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece8
Slovakia8
Finland7
Luxembourg3
Cyprus1

Most against

France48
Germany48
Poland46
Italy36
Spain29

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 15Against 48Abstain 9Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 39Against 48Abstain 4Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 36Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 46Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 29Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 5Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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