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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 183720Source: 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (227 for, 414 against, 9 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

227

Against

414

Abstain

Margin of victory

187 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 27Against 137Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 122Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 31Abstain 3Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic14
Greece12
Hungary11
Slovakia9

Most against

Germany63
Spain47
Italy41
Poland25
Romania24

Divided delegations

Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 63Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 0Absent 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 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

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