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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 165455Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 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 “Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (224 for, 276 against, 27 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

224

Against

276

Abstain

Margin of victory

52 votes

Turnout (cast)

527

Absent

178

Participation rate

74.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 117Against 8Abstain 10Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 94Abstain 6Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 80Abstain 2Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

NI46 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 8Absent 22

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 1Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland34
Italy26
Czech Republic12
Bulgaria7
Hungary7

Most against

Germany49
Spain33
France32
Netherlands15
Romania15

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 32Abstain 1Absent 26

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 49Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 12Abstain 10Absent 28

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 34Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 33Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

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