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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 191638Source: 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (405 for, 176 against, 49 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

405

Against

176

Abstain

Margin of victory

229 votes

Turnout (cast)

630

Absent

Participation rate

87.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 135Against 13Abstain 7Absent 30

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 2Abstain 0Absent 21

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 5Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 32Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 1Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain43
France39
Italy34
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland26
Czech Republic8
Hungary8
Bulgaria7
Slovakia6

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 7Abstain 28Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 19Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 32Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 8Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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