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The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021

Civil Liberties64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fundamental rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148057Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (415 for, 121 against, 39 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

415

Against

121

Abstain

Margin of victory

294 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

130

Participation rate

81.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 104Against 12Abstain 26Absent 37

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 1Abstain 2Absent 19

Renew101 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 2Absent 18

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 3Absent 15

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 4Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France54
Spain37
Italy28
Portugal21

Most against

Poland23
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 3Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 18Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 18Abstain 1Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 18Against 23Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 5Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 4Abstain 8Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

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