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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 191604Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D, ECR, PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (350 for, 264 against, 21 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

350

Against

264

Abstain

Margin of victory

86 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

88.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 152Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 3Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

PfE85 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 9Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 63Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 33Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 6Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France57
Italy57
Spain26
Poland25
Sweden17

Most against

Germany53
Netherlands15
Bulgaria11
Ireland10
Slovenia8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 57Against 18Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 53Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 20Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 5Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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