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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 191705Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (378 for, 197 against, 52 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

378

Against

197

Abstain

Margin of victory

181 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 59Against 65Abstain 27Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 62Abstain 11Absent 3

PfE85 MEPs

For 35Against 37Abstain 3Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 11Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France67
Italy31
Spain27
Netherlands19
Sweden15

Most against

Germany39
Poland25
Austria10
Hungary8
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 67Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 39Abstain 6Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 29Abstain 7Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 17Against 25Abstain 4Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 4Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 23Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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