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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 191691Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (76 for, 509 against, 50 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

Against

509

Abstain

Margin of victory

433 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

88.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 161Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 111Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 18Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 2Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 11Against 33Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 21Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 8Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Croatia4

Most against

Germany63
France60
Italy52
Spain45
Poland28

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 10Against 60Abstain 2Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 63Abstain 13Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 52Abstain 2Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 20Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 45Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

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