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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 191712Source: 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+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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (351 for, 204 against, 59 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

351

Against

204

Abstain

Margin of victory

147 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

105

Participation rate

85.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 78Against 26Abstain 43Absent 38

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 74Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 6Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 7Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
France36
Italy32
Spain27
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland24
Romania10
Hungary8
Slovakia7
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 35Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 15Abstain 22Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 31Abstain 4Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 4Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 16Abstain 7Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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