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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 192989Source: 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”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (210 for, 417 against, 21 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

210

Against

417

Abstain

Margin of victory

207 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 17Against 134Abstain 8Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 120Abstain 1Absent 13

PfE85 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew77 MEPs

For 9Against 58Abstain 5Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Hungary10
Latvia6
Slovenia4
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany64
Spain43
Italy41
France37
Poland25

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 34Against 37Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 20Against 64Abstain 5Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 7Absent 2

Hungary18 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 41Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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