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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174510Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024”. PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (106 for, 461 against, 98 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

106

Against

461

Abstain

Margin of victory

355 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 2Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 127Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 61Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 22Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 7Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 4Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany67
Spain51
France44
Italy33
Poland27

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 12Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany95 MEPs

For 18Against 67Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 10Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 33Abstain 28Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 7Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 19Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 51Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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