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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 183684Source: 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+10 / 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, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (77 for, 483 against, 89 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

Against

483

Abstain

Margin of victory

406 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 164Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 115Abstain 3Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 39Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 68Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 38Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Malta2

Most against

Germany63
Italy58
Spain48
Poland42
France35

Divided delegations

Ireland
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 9Against 35Abstain 32Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 63Abstain 15Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 6Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 58Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 5Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 28Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

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