← Votes·2022-09-15

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 148097Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium 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+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 situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (160 for, 399 against, 12 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

160

Against

399

Abstain

Margin of victory

239 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 29Against 108Abstain 5Absent 37

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 107Abstain 0Absent 27

Renew101 MEPs

For 9Against 75Abstain 3Absent 14

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 2Against 64Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE67 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR63 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 3Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Netherlands14
Hungary13
Austria9
Czech Republic8

Most against

Germany74
France47
Spain45
Italy25
Portugal21

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Italy
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 22Against 47Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 74Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 25Abstain 5Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

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