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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 183677Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 (194 for, 446 against, 15 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

194

Against

446

Abstain

Margin of victory

252 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 159Abstain 2Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 127Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 2Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 34Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 6Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Slovakia6

Most against

Germany69
Spain45
France40
Italy40
Poland25

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 40Abstain 2Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 69Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 24Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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