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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 191617Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (481 for, 86 against, 78 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

481

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

395 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 157Against 6Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 24Abstain 46Absent 3

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 27Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany86
France47
Spain44
Italy38
Poland25

Most against

Hungary8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 47Against 28Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 86Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 7Abstain 23Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 9Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 19Abstain 5Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 4Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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