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The impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights

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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Civil Liberties64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "fundamental rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 124870Source: official EP roll-call records
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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 impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (496 for, 138 against, 49 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
496
Against
138
Abstain
49
Margin of victory
358 votes
Turnout (cast)
683
Absent
21
Participation rate
97.0%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 149Against 13Abstain 11Absent 6
S&D136 MEPs
For 127Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
Renew101 MEPs
For 93Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 0Against 60Abstain 6Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 1Against 41Abstain 21Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 20Against 20Abstain 2Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany78
  • Spain52
  • France48
  • Italy34
  • Romania32
Most against
  • Poland27
  • Hungary13
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 29Abstain 2Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 78Against 11Abstain 1Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland12 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 34Against 29Abstain 12Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 15Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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