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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 191630Source: 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+7 / 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”. ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (190 for, 417 against, 27 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

190

Against

417

Abstain

Margin of victory

227 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 13Against 145Abstain 1Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 114Abstain 0Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 6Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 15Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Poland26
Czech Republic14
Hungary8
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany64
Spain44
Italy38
Netherlands19
Portugal19

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 4Against 64Abstain 19Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 38Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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