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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 174530Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. PfE, ECR, 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 (182 for, 458 against, 16 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

182

Against

458

Abstain

Margin of victory

276 votes

Turnout (cast)

656

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 157Abstain 4Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 122Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 5Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic15
Hungary11

Most against

Germany72
Spain49
France43
Italy40
Poland26

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 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 32Against 43Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany95 MEPs

For 14Against 72Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 40Abstain 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 20Against 26Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs