← Votes·2022-03-09

Rule of law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling

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 140788Source: 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 “Rule of law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling”. 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 (478 for, 155 against, 29 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

478

Against

155

Abstain

Margin of victory

323 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

93.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 126Against 8Abstain 16Absent 29

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 3Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 56Abstain 5Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 20Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Spain54
France52
Italy41
Romania29

Most against

Poland29
Hungary13

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 23Abstain 4Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 11Abstain 0Absent 26

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 31Abstain 3Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 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 10Against 29Abstain 10Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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