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Violations of human rights in Uganda and Tanzania linked to investments in fossil fuels projects

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148260Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Violations of human rights in Uganda and Tanzania linked to investments in fossil fuels projects”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (404 for, 146 against, 41 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

404

Against

146

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

591

Absent

114

Participation rate

83.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 135Against 8Abstain 3Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 2Abstain 3Absent 18

Renew101 MEPs

For 86Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE67 MEPs

For 10Against 24Abstain 18Absent 15

ECR63 MEPs

For 39Against 3Abstain 7Absent 14

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 8Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 31Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Poland45
Spain41
Italy26
Romania20

Most against

France43

Divided delegations

Austria
Finland
France
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 43Abstain 4Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 12Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 7Abstain 13Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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