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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 183682Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (121 for, 425 against, 102 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

121

Against

425

Abstain

102

Margin of victory

304 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 16Against 137Abstain 14Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 14Against 107Abstain 5Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 13Against 57Abstain 2Absent 6

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 39Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 38Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland12
Slovakia7
Malta4

Most against

Germany63
Italy52
Spain46
France35
Poland27

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 9Against 35Abstain 32Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 63Abstain 16Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 52Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 12Against 27Abstain 9Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 46Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

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