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Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023

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 163354Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (120 for, 400 against, 18 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

120

Against

400

Abstain

Margin of victory

280 votes

Turnout (cast)

538

Absent

167

Participation rate

76.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 114Abstain 7Absent 55

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 104Abstain 1Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 87Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 3Absent 16

PfE64 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 14Abstain 3Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 4Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Czech Republic10
Hungary9
Slovakia5

Most against

Germany61
Spain48
France40
Italy30
Portugal19

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 16Against 40Abstain 6Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 0Absent 25

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 30Abstain 1Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 9

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 21Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 3Against 48Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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