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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 191618Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (344 for, 281 against, 12 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

344

Against

281

Abstain

Margin of victory

63 votes

Turnout (cast)

637

Absent

Participation rate

88.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 154Abstain 0Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 72Abstain 5Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 26Against 49Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Spain27
Netherlands21
Belgium16
Austria14

Most against

Poland40
France38
Italy35
Romania14
Czech Republic13

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 38Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 28Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 35Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 10Against 40Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 22Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

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