← 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 148884Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (557 for, 5 against, 9 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

557

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

552 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 137Against 1Abstain 2Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 1Abstain 0Absent 21

Renew101 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR62 MEPs

For 50Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE67 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 4Absent 19

NI44 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France70
Germany68
Italy55
Poland47
Spain47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 6Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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