← Votes·2020-12-18

The deteriorating situation of human rights in Egypt, in particular the case of the activists of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "egypt"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 126352Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 deteriorating situation of human rights in Egypt, in particular the case of the activists of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (434 for, 49 against, 202 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

434

Against

Abstain

202

Margin of victory

385 votes

Turnout (cast)

685

Absent

Participation rate

97.3%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 126Absent 6

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew100 MEPs

For 95Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 29Against 31Abstain 6Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 46Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 15Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy73
Germany53
France48
Spain42
Netherlands22

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 7Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 21Abstain 9Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 11Abstain 29Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 12Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 12Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 37Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 14Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 13Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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