← 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 150833Source: 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+10 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (189 for, 316 against, 44 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

189

Against

316

Abstain

Margin of victory

127 votes

Turnout (cast)

549

Absent

155

Participation rate

78.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 123Abstain 6Absent 48

S&D136 MEPs

For 15Against 77Abstain 14Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 59Against 20Abstain 8Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE65 MEPs

For 17Against 31Abstain 6Absent 11

ECR64 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 0Absent 16

NI45 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 8Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Netherlands15
Ireland8
Finland5
Greece4

Most against

Germany48
Italy43
Poland42
Spain29
Romania18

Divided delegations

Belgium
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 6Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 9Abstain 6Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 48Abstain 4Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Italy75 MEPs

For 7Against 43Abstain 7Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 29Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 7Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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