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Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society

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Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "georgia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169183Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society”. EPP, Renew, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (256 for, 202 against, 21 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

256

Against

202

Abstain

Margin of victory

54 votes

Turnout (cast)

479

Absent

226

Participation rate

67.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 123Against 2Abstain 0Absent 54

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 10Against 70Abstain 1Absent 55

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 4Against 34Abstain 4Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 14Absent 29

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 2Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
France34
Italy22
Spain22
Romania15

Most against

Poland25
Portugal10
Austria9
Hungary7
Croatia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 34Against 19Abstain 14Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 32Abstain 0Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 12Abstain 0Absent 42

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 15Against 25Abstain 0Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain59 MEPs

For 22Against 16Abstain 0Absent 21

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

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