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Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen the rule of law and its budgetary implications

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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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Vote ID 168858Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+12 / 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 “Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen the rule of law and its budgetary implications”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (297 for, 248 against, 14 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

297

Against

248

Abstain

Margin of victory

49 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

146

Participation rate

79.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 130Abstain 1Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 2Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 4Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 1Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 4Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
France44
Spain37
Netherlands16
Sweden15

Most against

Poland36
Italy23
Czech Republic15
Romania11
Bulgaria8

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 24Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 31Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 19Against 23Abstain 1Absent 33

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 16Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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