← Votes·2022-06-09

The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national recovery plan (RRF)

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 145781Source: 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+10 / 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 rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national recovery plan (RRF)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (411 for, 129 against, 31 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

411

Against

129

Abstain

Margin of victory

282 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 113Against 15Abstain 19Absent 32

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 4Absent 28

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 1Abstain 2Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 51Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 2Absent 20

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 2Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Spain48
France45
Italy38
Romania21

Most against

Poland27

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 16Abstain 1Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 11Abstain 0Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 20Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 27Abstain 10Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 4Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs