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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 191621Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+0 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (182 for, 432 against, 13 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

182

Against

432

Abstain

Margin of victory

250 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 158Abstain 0Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 4Abstain 0Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 79Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 57Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 30Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 12Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain26
Sweden10
Ireland8

Most against

Germany61
France50
Poland47
Italy38
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Portugal
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 50Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 61Abstain 5Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 38Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 47Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

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