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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%

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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 168862Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main 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+25 / 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 (399 for, 117 against, 28 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

399

Against

117

Abstain

Margin of victory

282 votes

Turnout (cast)

544

Absent

161

Participation rate

77.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 114Against 5Abstain 13Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 1Absent 31

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 5Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 21

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 3Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 4Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
France45
Spain45
Italy26
Netherlands20

Most against

Poland21
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 16Abstain 5Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 9Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 18Abstain 0Absent 32

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 17Against 21Abstain 0Absent 14

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

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