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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 148265Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓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+10 / 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, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (464 for, 108 against, 19 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

464

Against

108

Abstain

Margin of victory

356 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 140Against 3Abstain 2Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 7Absent 16

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 2Absent 13

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 8Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
France54
Spain43
Italy30
Portugal21

Most against

Poland25

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 17Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 12Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 16Abstain 1Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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