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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 163386Source: 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”. Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (203 for, 323 against, 13 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

203

Against

323

Abstain

Margin of victory

120 votes

Turnout (cast)

539

Absent

166

Participation rate

76.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 124Abstain 1Absent 51

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 103Abstain 1Absent 31

Renew100 MEPs

For 2Against 83Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 54Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 2Absent 16

PfE64 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 6Abstain 7Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 1Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France31
Poland25
Czech Republic12
Hungary9
Slovakia7

Most against

Spain42
Germany37
Italy23
Romania19
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 31Against 29Abstain 1Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 37Abstain 0Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 6Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

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