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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

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 183654Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 2025”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (227 for, 417 against, 18 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

227

Against

417

Abstain

Margin of victory

190 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 28Against 128Abstain 13Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 115Abstain 4Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Poland29
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany75
Spain47
Italy39
Romania22
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Italy
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 38Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 75Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 29Against 8Abstain 11Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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