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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 191657Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. ECR and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (354 for, 188 against, 99 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

354

Against

188

Abstain

Margin of victory

166 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 150Abstain 8Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 5Abstain 5Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 34Against 2Abstain 46Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 37Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 41Against 26Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany52
France35
Spain32
Italy31
Poland27

Most against

Denmark8
Slovenia6
Estonia4
Luxembourg3
Malta1

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 8Abstain 30Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 35Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 7Abstain 29Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 4Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 32Against 16Abstain 3Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 9Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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