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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 159684Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (437 for, 14 against, 66 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

437

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

423 votes

Turnout (cast)

517

Absent

185

Participation rate

73.7%

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

By political group

EPP177 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 3Absent 48

S&D136 MEPs

For 91Against 2Abstain 0Absent 43

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR64 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 35Absent 15

PfE64 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 20Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 8Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France65
Germany60
Spain43
Italy29
Romania25

Most against

Malta2

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 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 8Abstain 3Absent 25

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 23Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 4Absent 6

Poland49 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 21Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Individual MEP positions

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