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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 183668Source: 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (246 for, 405 against, 6 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

246

Against

405

Abstain

Margin of victory

159 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 47Against 116Abstain 2Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 123Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Spain28
Poland27
Czech Republic14
Hungary10

Most against

Germany66
Italy39
Romania25
Netherlands21
Portugal18

Divided delegations

Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 39Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 66Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 19Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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