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Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ***I

Media Freedom65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "journalist"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Human Rights64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "human rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Human Rights
Vote ID 164515Source: official EP roll-call records
80
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Media Freedom
  • Some political group division
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+10 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 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 “Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (546 for, 47 against, 31 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
546
Against
47
Abstain
31
Margin of victory
499 votes
Turnout (cast)
624
Absent
81
Participation rate
88.5%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 152Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27
S&D136 MEPs
For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
Renew100 MEPs
For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ECR65 MEPs
For 41Against 4Abstain 15Absent 5
PfE64 MEPs
For 19Against 29Abstain 7Absent 9
NI46 MEPs
For 20Against 10Abstain 7Absent 9
The Left38 MEPs
For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany77
  • Italy61
  • France56
  • Poland49
  • Spain47
Most against
  • Hungary9
Divided delegations
  • Hungary
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2
Belgium21 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 17Abstain 1Absent 5
Germany96 MEPs
For 77Against 8Abstain 3Absent 8
Greece21 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 61Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3
Poland52 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Romania33 MEPs
For 25Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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