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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 183749Source: 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”. 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 (244 for, 384 against, 28 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

244

Against

384

Abstain

Margin of victory

140 votes

Turnout (cast)

656

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 45Against 101Abstain 20Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 124Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 1Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 36Abstain 1Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland22
Czech Republic13
Greece11
Hungary11
Slovakia9

Most against

Germany66
France40
Italy37
Spain29
Romania24

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 40Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 66Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 11Abstain 14Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 5Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

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