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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 183667Source: 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+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (424 for, 157 against, 46 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

424

Against

157

Abstain

Margin of victory

267 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 84Against 47Abstain 26Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 3Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 63Abstain 4Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE84 MEPs

For 43Against 15Abstain 8Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France68
Germany47
Italy33
Spain28
Romania22

Most against

Poland23
Slovenia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Croatia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 68Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 37Abstain 2Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 30Abstain 4Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 23Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 11Abstain 12Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

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