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Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law ***

AI & Technology67%
Confidence: 67%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "artificial intelligence"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Rule of Law65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "rule of law"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Human Rights64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "human rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Human Rights
Vote ID 186516Source: official EP roll-call records
91
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
  • Strong political group division
  • Significant national delegation divergence
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+12 / 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 “Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (455 for, 101 against, 74 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
455
Against
101
Abstain
74
Margin of victory
354 votes
Turnout (cast)
630
Absent
88
Participation rate
87.7%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP184 MEPs
For 164Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20
S&D135 MEPs
For 115Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20
ECR82 MEPs
For 3Against 11Abstain 64Absent 4
Renew78 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
PfE84 MEPs
For 0Against 56Abstain 7Absent 21
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
The Left45 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
NI29 MEPs
For 13Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5
ESN27 MEPs
For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany76
  • Spain41
  • Italy39
  • France36
  • Netherlands24
Most against
  • Hungary7
  • Slovakia7
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium22 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 7Against 2Abstain 10Absent 2
Denmark15 MEPs
For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
France81 MEPs
For 36Against 21Abstain 1Absent 23
Germany95 MEPs
For 76Against 13Abstain 1Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12
Ireland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 39Against 9Abstain 22Absent 6
Latvia9 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 24Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1
Poland53 MEPs
For 24Against 6Abstain 19Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 22Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain60 MEPs
For 41Against 4Abstain 2Absent 13
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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