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Planned dissolution of key anti-corruption structures in Slovakia and its implications on the rule of law

Corruption86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "corruption"
title/description contains "anti-corruption"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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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Vote ID 163314Source: 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
✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Planned dissolution of key anti-corruption structures in Slovakia and its implications on the rule of law”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (496 for, 70 against, 64 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

496

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

426 votes

Turnout (cast)

630

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 154Against 1Abstain 3Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 1Abstain 3Absent 18

Renew100 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 13Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 36Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 17Abstain 3Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France52
Spain52
Italy34
Romania25

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 7Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 19Abstain 12Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 22Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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