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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192800Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (474 for, 136 against, 27 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

474

Against

136

Abstain

Margin of victory

338 votes

Turnout (cast)

637

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 127Against 14Abstain 8Absent 30

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 6Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 35Against 35Abstain 7Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
France66
Spain40
Italy39
Netherlands22

Most against

Poland26
Hungary9
Lithuania6

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 66Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany95 MEPs

For 71Against 15Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 29Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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