← Votes·2022-11-24

Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "qatar"

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 150819Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar”. Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and S&D voted mostly against. PfE, ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (240 for, 219 against, 80 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

240

Against

219

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

539

Absent

165

Participation rate

76.6%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 165 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (165) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 49 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
S&Dhad 35 absent MEPs (margin was 21)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 17Against 110Abstain 3Absent 49

S&D136 MEPs

For 26Against 71Abstain 4Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 75Against 9Abstain 2Absent 14

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE65 MEPs

For 15Against 18Abstain 19Absent 13

ECR64 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 40Absent 15

NI45 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 10Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France53
Germany34
Netherlands19
Sweden19
Ireland10

Most against

Italy35
Spain20
Romania15
Portugal13
Austria12

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 6Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 9Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 32Abstain 11Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 10Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy75 MEPs

For 12Against 35Abstain 9Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 23Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 17Against 20Abstain 4Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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