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

Foreign Affairs75%★

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 169184Source: 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+0 / 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, S&D, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (403 for, 52 against, 24 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

403

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

351 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 125Against 1Abstain 0Absent 53

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 77Against 2Abstain 1Absent 56

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 3Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 13Against 18Abstain 5Absent 28

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 9Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 6Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France45
Poland39
Spain31
Italy29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 19Abstain 3Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 9Abstain 0Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 5Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 5Abstain 0Absent 42

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 6Absent 21

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

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