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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 168859Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 121 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

427

Against

121

Abstain

Margin of victory

306 votes

Turnout (cast)

562

Absent

143

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 8Abstain 2Absent 37

S&D136 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 1Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 4Against 48Abstain 4Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 3Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 1Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 2Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
France51
Spain48
Italy26
Netherlands22

Most against

Poland23
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 17Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 9Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 19Abstain 0Absent 31

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 20Against 23Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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