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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 183690Source: 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”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (191 for, 389 against, 70 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

191

Against

389

Abstain

Margin of victory

198 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 23Against 138Abstain 7Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 119Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 52Against 3Abstain 20Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 3Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 28Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Italy32
Greece18
Czech Republic10
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany63
Spain44
Poland25
Romania24
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Portugal
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 34Abstain 7Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 63Abstain 7Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 32Abstain 8Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 22Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 24Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 3Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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