← 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 150859Source: 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
✓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+15 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Renew mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (138 for, 327 against, 88 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

138

Against

327

Abstain

Margin of victory

189 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

151

Participation rate

78.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 124Abstain 3Absent 45

S&D136 MEPs

For 27Against 74Abstain 5Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 69Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE65 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 4Absent 12

ECR64 MEPs

For 2Against 46Abstain 1Absent 15

NI45 MEPs

For 13Against 19Abstain 1Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland11
Netherlands10
Sweden10
Finland3
Malta2

Most against

Germany46
Italy44
Poland42
Spain31
France25

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Malta
Netherlands
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 5Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 19Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 46Abstain 6Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy75 MEPs

For 12Against 44Abstain 1Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 6Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 8Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 8Against 31Abstain 3Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

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