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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 168861Source: 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 (123 for, 421 against, 12 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

123

Against

421

Abstain

Margin of victory

298 votes

Turnout (cast)

556

Absent

149

Participation rate

78.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 130Abstain 5Absent 40

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 108Abstain 1Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 83Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 2Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 50Against 4Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 1Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 2Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland23
Hungary8

Most against

Germany68
France50
Spain48
Italy26
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 16Against 50Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 68Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 0Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 18Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 48Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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