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The rule of law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Rule of Law65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "rule of law"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 149479Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 rule of law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (564 for, 10 against, 17 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

564

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

554 votes

Turnout (cast)

591

Absent

105

Participation rate

84.9%

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

By political group

EPP176 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 0Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 4Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew100 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR62 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5

PfE65 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 5Absent 14

NI44 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 5Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France69
Italy60
Spain50
Poland44

Most against

Malta4

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy67 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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