← Votes·2024-04-25

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

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "georgia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169186Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (430 for, 10 against, 35 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

430

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

420 votes

Turnout (cast)

475

Absent

230

Participation rate

67.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 0Absent 52

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 77Against 1Abstain 0Absent 58

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 2Absent 24

PfE64 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 18Absent 28

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 6Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 6Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France50
Poland39
Italy34
Spain30

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 17Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 2Abstain 6Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 42

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 6Absent 23

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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