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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 191706Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (393 for, 197 against, 37 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

393

Against

197

Abstain

Margin of victory

196 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 90Against 39Abstain 23Absent 33

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 61Abstain 10Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 7Against 66Abstain 2Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
France39
Italy34
Spain27
Netherlands18

Most against

Poland24
Austria11
Hungary8
Slovenia5
Malta1

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
France
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 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 39Against 33Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 16Abstain 2Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 29Abstain 3Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 24Abstain 6Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 22Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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