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Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland

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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Media Freedom65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "media freedom"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 135753Source: 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: 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 “Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland”. 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 (502 for, 149 against, 36 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

502

Against

149

Abstain

Margin of victory

353 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 4Abstain 16Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 56Abstain 5Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 20Abstain 5Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
Spain55
France51
Italy40
Romania27

Most against

Poland26
Hungary13

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 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 23Abstain 5Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 1Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 3Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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