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The rule of law in Malta: six years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, and the need to protect journalists

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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Media Freedom65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "journalist"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 159675Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+3 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 rule of law in Malta: six years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, and the need to protect journalists”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (477 for, 22 against, 13 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments.

Result analysis

For

477

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

455 votes

Turnout (cast)

512

Absent

190

Participation rate

72.9%

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

By political group

EPP177 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 0Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 44

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR64 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 5Absent 16

PfE64 MEPs

For 28Against 16Abstain 0Absent 20

NI46 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 5Absent 15

The Left37 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
France66
Spain43
Poland39
Italy30

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 17Abstain 6Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Poland49 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Individual MEP positions

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