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Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "serbia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 180239Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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 “Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (548 for, 14 against, 57 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

548

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

534 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

100

Participation rate

86.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 163Against 0Abstain 2Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 1Absent 21

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE83 MEPs

For 36Against 4Abstain 28Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 19Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France75
Germany68
Italy53
Spain46
Poland44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 3Abstain 14Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 8Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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