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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 191718Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓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+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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 195 against, 7 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

427

Against

195

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

629

Absent

Participation rate

87.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 147Against 3Abstain 5Absent 30

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 75Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE85 MEPs

For 2Against 73Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Spain45
Italy40
France36
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic11
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 15Abstain 0Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 27Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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