← Votes·2026-02-12

Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

Media Freedom65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "journalist"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 185290Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Media Freedom
✓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+4 / 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 “Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts”. ECR, PfE, 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 (175 for, 377 against, 16 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

175

Against

377

Abstain

Margin of victory

202 votes

Turnout (cast)

568

Absent

151

Participation rate

79.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 16Against 124Abstain 2Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 109Abstain 0Absent 24

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 5Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 1Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 8Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic8
Slovenia5
Slovakia4
Cyprus3
Hungary1

Most against

Germany57
Spain43
France32
Italy30
Poland25

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 32Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 57Abstain 7Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

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