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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 183712Source: 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+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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (86 for, 515 against, 53 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

515

Abstain

Margin of victory

429 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 161Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 12Against 112Abstain 2Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 39Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 11Against 60Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 38Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece9
Ireland7
Malta2

Most against

Germany74
Italy59
Spain47
Poland44
France37

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 9Against 37Abstain 29Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 74Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 59Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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