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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 192979Source: 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+10 / 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”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (199 for, 404 against, 31 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

199

Against

404

Abstain

Margin of victory

205 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 8Against 148Abstain 2Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 15Against 98Abstain 0Absent 22

PfE85 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 12Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew77 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 8Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 5Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Hungary11
Czech Republic9
Latvia4
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany67
Spain42
Italy30
Poland25
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 37Against 28Abstain 1Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 21Against 67Abstain 3Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary18 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 30Abstain 8Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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