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Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 193893Source: 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+0 / 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 “Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (201 for, 462 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

201

Against

462

Abstain

Margin of victory

261 votes

Turnout (cast)

670

Absent

Participation rate

94.1%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 6Against 164Abstain 1Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 131Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE85 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4

Renew77 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Czech Republic13
Hungary10
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany72
Spain47
Italy41
Poland27
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany95 MEPs

For 17Against 72Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary20 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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