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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 159678Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓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+10 / 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, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (445 for, 13 against, 47 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

445

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

432 votes

Turnout (cast)

505

Absent

197

Participation rate

71.9%

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

By political group

EPP177 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 1Absent 50

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 44

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 33Absent 19

ECR64 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 4Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 5Absent 16

The Left37 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
France47
Spain46
Poland37
Italy34

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 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 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 14Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 7Abstain 1Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 18Absent 24

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 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

Poland49 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

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