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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 192816Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Left and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (143 for, 452 against, 55 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

143

Against

452

Abstain

Margin of victory

309 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 153Abstain 2Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 119Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 32Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 4Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 12Against 30Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 12Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Denmark8
Finland8

Most against

Italy65
Germany59
Poland49
Spain48
Romania22

Divided delegations

Denmark
Finland
France
Ireland
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 26Against 14Abstain 32Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 25Against 59Abstain 7Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 4Against 65Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 49Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 48Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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