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Topic · Model-assigned

Justice, rule of law & rights

Rule of law, fundamental rights, judicial and police cooperation.

Decisions
98 on 41 sitting days
Outcomes
92 adopted · 4 rejected
Period
10 Oct 2024 – 17 Sept 2026
Assigned by
A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
Roll-call votes
44
By kind
Consent 10 · Immunity 38 · New laws 14 · Objections 1 · Other 3 · Resolutions 32
Subtopics
5 subtopics
Key
justice
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Decisions, 98

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The latest decisions on this topic, newest first; the export holds all of them.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Sept 2026Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung ResolutionsAdopted459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained by roll call
17 Sept 2026Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers ResolutionsAdopted601 for, 4 against, 5 abstained by roll call
16 Sept 2026EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime ConsentConsent given549 for, 75 against, 30 abstained by roll call
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield ResolutionsAdopted420 for, 220 against, 26 abstained by roll call
15 Sept 2026Request for the waiver of the immunity of Afroditi Latinopoulou ImmunityImmunity waivedshow of hands — no count
15 Sept 2026Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun ImmunityImmunity waivedshow of hands — no count
15 Sept 2026Request for the waiver of the immunity of Matej Tonin ImmunityImmunity waived304 for, 306 against, 25 abstained counted, no names
15 Sept 2026Request for the waiver of the immunity of Francisco Assis ImmunityImmunity waivedshow of hands — no count
9 Jul 2026Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive New lawsNo final voteFinal vote—
7 Jul 2026Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse New lawsUrgent procedure agreed331 for, 304 against, 11 abstained by roll call

All 98 decisions on this topic in the register

Dossiers, 12

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Show 2 more dossiers
Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Siegbert Frank Droese 2026-2019Decisions17 Jul 2026 · Adopted
Recruitment of children by organised crime 2026-2725Decisions118 Jun 2026 · Adopted

These dossiers in the register

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this topic: its clear line or divided.

The last 44 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor23Against9Abst.3Divided9With outcome30of44
GreensFor35Against9Abst.0Divided0With outcome36of44
S&DFor41Against1Abst.0Divided2With outcome42of44
RenewFor40Against2Abst.0Divided2With outcome42of44
EPPFor40Against2Abst.0Divided2With outcome42of44
ECRFor20Against13Abst.4Divided7With outcome23of44
PatriotsFor17Against18Abst.1Divided8With outcome21of44
ESNFor10Against23Abst.9Divided2With outcome13of44

Connections

Topics and issues that come up together with this one, and its main dossiers.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
26 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Justice, rule of law & rights”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/justice (retrieved 26 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-justice,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Justice, rule of law \& rights}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/justice}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/justice},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}