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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 191704Source: 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
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (281 for, 324 against, 13 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

281

Against

324

Abstain

Margin of victory

43 votes

Turnout (cast)

618

Absent

101

Participation rate

86.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 12Against 139Abstain 5Absent 29

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 3Absent 3

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 5Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany43
Spain25
Netherlands17
Belgium13
Ireland12

Most against

Poland40
France37
Italy37
Czech Republic15
Romania15

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 37Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 37Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 15Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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