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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 183691Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓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+0 / 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 (71 for, 486 against, 87 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

486

Abstain

Margin of victory

415 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 143Abstain 22Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 121Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 4Against 62Abstain 11Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 65Abstain 6Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 38Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 5Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

France62
Germany62
Italy57
Poland43
Romania24

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 3Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 62Abstain 15Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 57Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 8Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 5Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 19Abstain 24Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

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