← Votes·2026-07-09

Joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025)

Vote ID 195615Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025)”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (238 for, 251 against, 88 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

238

Against

251

Abstain

Margin of victory

13 votes

Turnout (cast)

577

Absent

Participation rate

93.4%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 13 votes. 41 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (41) was larger than the 13-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 13)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 83Absent 15

S&D111 MEPs

For 2Against 103Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew69 MEPs

For 3Against 62Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR67 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE69 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left36 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN25 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland41
France33
Italy29
Greece10
Czech Republic8

Most against

Germany40
Spain28
Netherlands15
Sweden13
Belgium10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Italy
Romania
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium18 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia10 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

France69 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany90 MEPs

For 15Against 40Abstain 27Absent 8

Greece15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

Ireland12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 29Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland48 MEPs

For 41Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal19 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 6Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 8Absent 3

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 25Against 28Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 4Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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