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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2019

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 126439Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2019”. S&D and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (269 for, 367 against, 46 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

269

Against

367

Abstain

Margin of victory

98 votes

Turnout (cast)

682

Absent

Participation rate

97.0%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 8Against 161Abstain 4Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew100 MEPs

For 30Against 68Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 24Absent 3

ECR63 MEPs

For 5Against 54Abstain 2Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 21Abstain 5Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 9Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France46
Italy31
Sweden11
Portugal10
Finland6

Most against

Germany52
Poland41
Spain31
Romania23
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 29Abstain 1Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 52Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 8Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 16Abstain 27Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 28Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

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