← Votes·2023-06-01

The breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds

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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Civil Liberties64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fundamental rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 155811Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (442 for, 144 against, 33 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

442

Against

144

Abstain

Margin of victory

298 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 133Against 9Abstain 12Absent 25

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 8Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 5Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 18Abstain 3Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 23Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
France48
Spain44
Netherlands20
Romania20

Most against

Italy30
Poland26
Hungary14

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 19Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 6Abstain 4Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 30Abstain 4Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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