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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 183689Source: 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (188 for, 447 against, 21 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

188

Against

447

Abstain

Margin of victory

259 votes

Turnout (cast)

656

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 155Abstain 5Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 123Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 6Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 2Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Hungary11
Czech Republic7

Most against

Germany74
Spain46
Italy41
Poland25
Romania25

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 74Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 3

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