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Rule of law and media freedom in Greece

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 "media freedom"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 164220Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Rule of law and media freedom in Greece”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (330 for, 254 against, 26 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

330

Against

254

Abstain

Margin of victory

76 votes

Turnout (cast)

610

Absent

Participation rate

86.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 11Against 136Abstain 6Absent 26

S&D136 MEPs

For 119Against 1Abstain 1Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 4Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 6Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 15Abstain 4Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
France40
Spain39
Netherlands16
Romania15

Most against

Poland38
Italy34
Hungary12
Czech Republic9
Greece9

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 25Abstain 3Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 34Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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