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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 183719Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (197 for, 438 against, 13 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

197

Against

438

Abstain

Margin of victory

241 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 142Abstain 13Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 123Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany73
Spain47
Italy41
Poland25
Romania23

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 73Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 7Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 41Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 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 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

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