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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 163374Source: 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
✓Many 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+7 / 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 (139 for, 390 against, 11 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

139

Against

390

Abstain

Margin of victory

251 votes

Turnout (cast)

540

Absent

165

Participation rate

76.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 16Against 113Abstain 0Absent 50

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 100Abstain 1Absent 33

Renew100 MEPs

For 2Against 80Abstain 3Absent 15

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE64 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 5Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Czech Republic10
Hungary10
Slovakia4

Most against

Germany60
Spain46
France45
Italy25
Portugal20

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 18Against 45Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 60Abstain 0Absent 26

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 5Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 46Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

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