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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 165440Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (248 for, 257 against, 32 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

248

Against

257

Abstain

Margin of victory

9 votes

Turnout (cast)

537

Absent

168

Participation rate

76.2%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 9 votes. 168 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (168) was larger than the 9-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
S&Dhad 31 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
NIhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
PfEhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
Renewhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
ECRhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
Lefthad 11 absent MEPs (margin was 9)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (27 absent)France (24 absent)Germany (17 absent)Spain (16 absent)Hungary (12 absent)Poland (11 absent)Greece (10 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 19Against 118Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 10Abstain 3Absent 31

Renew100 MEPs

For 38Against 32Abstain 12Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 0Absent 18

PfE64 MEPs

For 4Against 38Abstain 2Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 8Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 5Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
France30
Spain25
Portugal16
Sweden12

Most against

Poland35
Italy24
Romania22
Czech Republic14
Netherlands12

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 30Against 22Abstain 3Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 37Abstain 3Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 3Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 3Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 25Against 14Abstain 4Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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