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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 183698Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (376 for, 254 against, 29 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

376

Against

254

Abstain

Margin of victory

122 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 125Against 31Abstain 10Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 11Abstain 4Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 72Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 13Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Spain47
Netherlands20
Romania18
Portugal16

Most against

France45
Italy33
Poland31
Czech Republic15
Hungary11

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 45Abstain 1Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 20Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 33Abstain 8Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 31Abstain 9Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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