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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 191662Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (218 for, 389 against, 15 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

218

Against

389

Abstain

Margin of victory

171 votes

Turnout (cast)

622

Absent

Participation rate

86.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 155Abstain 1Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 99Against 7Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 80Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 20Against 41Abstain 3Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 4Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain26
Ireland13
Greece10
Sweden9
Finland8

Most against

Germany49
France48
Poland48
Italy38
Czech Republic17

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 14Against 48Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 49Abstain 2Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 38Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 48Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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