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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 148062Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (423 for, 73 against, 83 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

423

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

350 votes

Turnout (cast)

579

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 104Against 9Abstain 28Absent 38

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Renew101 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 35Absent 16

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 34Abstain 12Absent 16

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 5Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France53
Spain38
Italy27
Portugal20

Most against

Poland22
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 1Abstain 16Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 8Abstain 5Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 15Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 17Against 22Abstain 5Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 38Against 7Abstain 5Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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