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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 183743Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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 and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (90 for, 495 against, 61 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

495

Abstain

Margin of victory

405 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 157Abstain 2Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 108Abstain 7Absent 13

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 3Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 62Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 38Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Malta4

Most against

France60
Germany58
Italy52
Spain48
Poland42

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Ireland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 60Abstain 4Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 58Abstain 16Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 52Abstain 1Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 6Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

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