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Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial

Russia95%
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russia"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "russia" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Foreign Affairs
Human Rights64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "human rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Human Rights
Vote ID 138172Source: official EP roll-call records
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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Russia
  • Very fragmented political vote
  • 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+15 / 15
Country division+0 / 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 “Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (569 for, 46 against, 49 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
569
Against
46
Abstain
49
Margin of victory
523 votes
Turnout (cast)
664
Absent
40
Participation rate
94.3%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 173Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
S&D136 MEPs
For 123Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10
Renew101 MEPs
For 99Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4
ECR63 MEPs
For 53Against 1Abstain 8Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 30Against 23Abstain 7Absent 7
The Left38 MEPs
For 12Against 7Abstain 18Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 12Against 11Abstain 10Absent 11
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany74
  • Italy72
  • France54
  • Spain53
  • Poland51
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 54Against 22Abstain 1Absent 2
Germany95 MEPs
For 74Against 10Abstain 6Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 9Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 72Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 25Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 53Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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