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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 174524Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 “Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (190 for, 453 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

190

Against

453

Abstain

Margin of victory

263 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

92.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 155Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 126Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 5Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 9Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic15
Hungary11

Most against

Germany65
Spain51
France44
Italy39
Poland25

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 65Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 39Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 51Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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