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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192826Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (470 for, 112 against, 63 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

470

Against

112

Abstain

Margin of victory

358 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 154Against 1Abstain 1Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 41Against 31Abstain 5Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 26Against 42Abstain 9Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 40Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 4Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
France58
Italy53
Spain41
Romania28

Most against

Poland25
Czech Republic10
Slovakia5

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 58Against 5Abstain 9Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 64Against 19Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 9Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 7Abstain 9Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 4Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

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