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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 192834Source: 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+10 / 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 (225 for, 396 against, 17 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

225

Against

396

Abstain

Margin of victory

171 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 152Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 95Against 16Abstain 1Absent 23

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 3Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 3Absent 5

Renew77 MEPs

For 15Against 55Abstain 2Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland14
Sweden12
Denmark8
Finland8
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany56
France47
Poland41
Italy36
Spain28

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 22Against 47Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany95 MEPs

For 31Against 56Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 36Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 4Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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