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Commission’s 2020 Rule of law report

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 134347Source: official EP roll-call records
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 “Commission’s 2020 Rule of law report”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (509 for, 152 against, 28 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
509
Against
152
Abstain
28
Margin of victory
357 votes
Turnout (cast)
689
Absent
16
Participation rate
97.7%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 158Against 3Abstain 13Absent 5
S&D136 MEPs
For 129Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 2Against 64Abstain 1Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 1Against 58Abstain 4Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 17Against 21Abstain 4Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 31Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany82
  • Spain51
  • France48
  • Italy40
  • Romania28
Most against
  • Poland28
  • Hungary13
Divided delegations
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 22Abstain 7Absent 2
Germany96 MEPs
For 82Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 40Against 33Abstain 0Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 28Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 51Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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