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Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response

Rule of Law65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "rule of law"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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 193026Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Left and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (347 for, 165 against, 25 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

347

Against

165

Abstain

Margin of victory

182 votes

Turnout (cast)

537

Absent

174

Participation rate

75.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 114Against 3Abstain 4Absent 58

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 0Absent 30

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 53Abstain 6Absent 18

Renew77 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 10Absent 7

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 4Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
France35
Spain34
Romania19
Netherlands17

Most against

Italy26
Poland25
Czech Republic10
Slovakia9
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

France80 MEPs

For 35Against 26Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany95 MEPs

For 53Against 18Abstain 1Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 8Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 25Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 34Against 8Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

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