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The rule of law in Malta following the recent revelations surrounding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Rule of Law65%★
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "rule of law"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 110970Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
85
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 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 “The rule of law in Malta following the recent revelations surrounding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (546 for, 10 against, 75 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
546
Against
10
Abstain
75
Margin of victory
536 votes
Turnout (cast)
631
Absent
47
Participation rate
93.1%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs
For 155Against 0Abstain 4Absent 14
S&D132 MEPs
For 116Against 4Abstain 1Absent 11
Renew96 MEPs
For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE64 MEPs
For 6Against 3Abstain 51Absent 4
ECR59 MEPs
For 52Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1
NI43 MEPs
For 24Against 1Abstain 10Absent 8
The Left37 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany79
  • Poland48
  • France47
  • Spain44
  • Italy39
Most against
  • Malta4
Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria18 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Denmark13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland13 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
France74 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 20Absent 7
Germany96 MEPs
For 79Against 0Abstain 10Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy73 MEPs
For 39Against 0Abstain 28Absent 6
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands26 MEPs
For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland51 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Romania32 MEPs
For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain54 MEPs
For 44Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7
Sweden20 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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