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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 174532Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 (189 for, 385 against, 61 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

189

Against

385

Abstain

Margin of victory

196 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

88.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 19Against 116Abstain 30Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 100Abstain 1Absent 34

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 1Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 9Absent 6

PfE81 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 11Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 38Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 5Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Poland22
Hungary11
Croatia6
Slovenia5

Most against

Germany64
Italy36
Spain31
Netherlands21
Romania21

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Lithuania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 19Against 64Abstain 2Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 36Abstain 2Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 21Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 7Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 31Abstain 0Absent 21

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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