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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 183661Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (416 for, 138 against, 86 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

416

Against

138

Abstain

Margin of victory

278 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 105Against 24Abstain 34Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 101Against 4Abstain 18Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 7Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 39Abstain 9Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 7Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
France51
Italy51
Spain45
Poland36

Most against

Finland8
Malta3

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Ireland
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 7Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 51Against 19Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 21Abstain 10Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 7Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 3Abstain 16Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 36Against 7Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 5Abstain 4Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2

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