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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 191689Source: 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
✓Significant 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+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, ECR, PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (320 for, 258 against, 63 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

320

Against

258

Abstain

Margin of victory

62 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 4Against 157Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 22Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 25Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 58Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 32Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 12Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy60
France56
Spain31
Poland22
Sweden12

Most against

Germany47
Netherlands15
Czech Republic12
Romania11
Belgium9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 56Against 18Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 47Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 60Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 9Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 22Abstain 5Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 5Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 20Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

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