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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 191656Source: 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (221 for, 402 against, 20 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

221

Against

402

Abstain

Margin of victory

181 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 35Against 120Abstain 4Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 119Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 7Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 5Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 1Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 41Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Italy33
Poland25
Czech Republic8
Hungary8

Most against

Germany69
Spain26
Netherlands19
Portugal19
Belgium16

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 69Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 3Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 3Absent 3

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