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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 168860Source: 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”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (110 for, 418 against, 31 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

110

Against

418

Abstain

Margin of victory

308 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 4Against 126Abstain 11Absent 38

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 107Abstain 1Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 84Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 2Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 12Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 1Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 2Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland23
Hungary7

Most against

Germany69
Spain49
France46
Italy25
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 16Against 46Abstain 4Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 69Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 0Absent 31

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 19Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 49Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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