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Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025

Civil Liberties64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fundamental rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 191599Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 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+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 “Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025”. PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (173 for, 375 against, 95 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

173

Against

375

Abstain

Margin of victory

202 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 159Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 11Against 104Abstain 3Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 64Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 43Against 8Abstain 24Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 7Against 60Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 10Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France44
Sweden12
Ireland8
Czech Republic7
Malta1

Most against

Germany59
Spain40
Poland25
Netherlands18
Romania18

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 44Against 31Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 59Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 22Abstain 28Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 7Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 25Abstain 24Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 5Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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