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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 191654Source: 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+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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (336 for, 280 against, 17 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

336

Against

280

Abstain

Margin of victory

56 votes

Turnout (cast)

633

Absent

Participation rate

88.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 24Against 126Abstain 10Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 71Abstain 4Absent 4

PfE85 MEPs

For 28Against 44Abstain 2Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France63
Germany44
Spain26
Netherlands15
Sweden15

Most against

Poland40
Italy35
Romania14
Czech Republic12
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 63Against 9Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 35Abstain 2Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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