← Votes·2025-10-22

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 180241Source: 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
✓Strong 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Renew, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (111 for, 213 against, 311 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

111

Against

213

Abstain

311

Margin of victory

102 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 4Against 2Abstain 159Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 110Absent 20

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 11Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 18Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 60Abstain 3Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 9Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

France46
Netherlands12
Belgium11
Hungary11
Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Romania
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 12Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 7Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 7Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 13Against 46Abstain 17Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 19Abstain 40Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 13Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 6Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 31Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 5Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 10Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 27Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 12Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 15Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 38Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 10Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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