← 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 150826Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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 “Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (382 for, 110 against, 67 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

382

Against

110

Abstain

Margin of victory

272 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 38Against 93Abstain 4Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 1Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 87Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE65 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 45Absent 11

ECR64 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 5Absent 16

NI45 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 6Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany49
France42
Spain37
Poland34
Italy30

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 17Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 22Abstain 10Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy75 MEPs

For 30Against 7Abstain 20Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 34Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 7Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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