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The Commission’s 2021 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 143308Source: 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+4 / 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 “The Commission’s 2021 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 (429 for, 131 against, 34 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

429

Against

131

Abstain

Margin of victory

298 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

111

Participation rate

84.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 120Against 4Abstain 22Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Renew101 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 55Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 4Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 5Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Spain44
France40
Italy40
Netherlands23

Most against

Poland27
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 16Abstain 8Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 9Abstain 0Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 27Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 27Abstain 9Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 3Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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