← Votes·2022-10-06

The recent humanitarian and human rights situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, notably that of children

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "ethiopia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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 148883Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 recent humanitarian and human rights situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, notably that of children”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (434 for, 97 against, 40 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

434

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

337 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

133

Participation rate

81.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 103Against 22Abstain 16Absent 38

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 1Abstain 0Absent 21

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR62 MEPs

For 6Against 36Abstain 10Absent 10

PfE67 MEPs

For 8Against 27Abstain 10Absent 22

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 8Abstain 3Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France54
Spain35
Italy32
Netherlands22

Most against

Poland25
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Hungary
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 14Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 8Abstain 1Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 6Abstain 18Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 19Against 25Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 12Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden20 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

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