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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 183680Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (434 for, 217 against, 8 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

434

Against

217

Abstain

Margin of victory

217 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 158Against 8Abstain 1Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 29Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Spain46
Italy38
Poland25
Romania25

Most against

France44
Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 44Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 21Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 31Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

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