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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 174545Source: 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
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN, EPP and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (209 for, 287 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

209

Against

287

Abstain

Margin of victory

78 votes

Turnout (cast)

512

Absent

207

Participation rate

71.2%

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

By political group

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 123Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 1Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

EPP185 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 10Absent 160

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland20
Czech Republic18
Hungary10
Slovakia6
Bulgaria5

Most against

France39
Germany37
Italy33
Spain29
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 39Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 19Against 37Abstain 3Absent 36

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 33Abstain 2Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 5Absent 24

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 3Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 29Abstain 0Absent 23

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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