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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 191602Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 “Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (91 for, 505 against, 50 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

505

Abstain

Margin of victory

414 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 0Against 162Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 107Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 53Abstain 22Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 64Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 11Against 34Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 20Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece11

Most against

Germany65
France63
Italy54
Spain46
Netherlands27

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 63Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 65Abstain 12Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 54Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 23Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 46Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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