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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 191722Source: 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
✓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+7 / 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 (391 for, 202 against, 31 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

391

Against

202

Abstain

Margin of victory

189 votes

Turnout (cast)

624

Absent

Participation rate

86.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 118Against 13Abstain 25Absent 29

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 3Abstain 1Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 74Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Spain44
Italy38
Netherlands19
Portugal19

Most against

France36
Poland22
Czech Republic14
Denmark8
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 13Abstain 2Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 27Abstain 0Absent 11

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 19Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 18Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

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