← Votes·2021-05-20

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: interim report

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 131772Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 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 “European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: interim report”. 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 (529 for, 145 against, 17 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

529

Against

145

Abstain

Margin of victory

384 votes

Turnout (cast)

691

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 165Against 4Abstain 8Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 2Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 55Abstain 4Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 19Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany83
Spain55
France49
Italy40
Romania32

Most against

Poland26
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 20Abstain 8Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 83Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 34Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs