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Addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders

Human Rights84%★

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"
title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 181201Source: 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 “Addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders”. EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew and Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA, NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (315 for, 202 against, 119 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

315

Against

202

Abstain

119

Margin of victory

113 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 98Abstain 21Absent 14

PfE83 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 16Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 44Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 8Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 9Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 20Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland39
France37
Italy35
Germany29
Spain28

Most against

Belgium11
Greece10
Austria7
Ireland7
Slovakia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 7Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 5Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 5Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 29Abstain 26Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 17Abstain 11Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 6Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 5Abstain 19Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

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