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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 169185Source: 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+10 / 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, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (386 for, 66 against, 20 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

386

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

320 votes

Turnout (cast)

472

Absent

233

Participation rate

67.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 109Against 2Abstain 9Absent 59

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 55

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 8Against 31Abstain 3Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 4Absent 30

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 3Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France49
Spain33
Italy30
Netherlands20

Most against

Poland20
Hungary5

Divided delegations

Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 16Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 8Abstain 1Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 3Abstain 0Absent 43

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 18Against 20Abstain 0Absent 14

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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