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Fundamental rights

Decisions about fundamental rights in the EU, civil liberties, freedom of expression or privacy as a right.

Decisions
16 on 15 sitting days
Outcomes
15 adopted · 0 rejected
Period
10 Oct 2024 – 17 Sept 2026
Assigned by
A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
Roll-call votes
14
By kind
Consent 3 · New laws 2 · Resolutions 11
Part of
Justice, rule of law & rights
Key
justice/fundamental-rights
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Decisions, 16

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The latest decisions on this subtopic, 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
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
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
16 Jun 2026Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values ResolutionsAdopted434 for, 128 against, 104 abstained by roll call
20 May 2026Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response ResolutionsAdopted347 for, 165 against, 25 abstained by roll call
29 Apr 2026Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 ResolutionsAdopted328 for, 199 against, 98 abstained by roll call
29 Apr 2026The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report ResolutionsAdopted387 for, 191 against, 46 abstained by roll call
28 Apr 2026Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU ResolutionsAdopted447 for, 160 against, 43 abstained by roll call
11 Mar 2026Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law ConsentConsent given455 for, 101 against, 74 abstained by roll call

All 16 decisions on this subtopic in the register

Dossiers, 12

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

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Deteriorating 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 2026-2873Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime 2025-0343Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values 2025-2179Decisions116 Jun 2026 · Adopted
Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response 2026-2607Decisions120 May 2026 · Adopted
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 2025-2135Decisions129 Apr 2026 · Adopted
The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report 2025-2239Decisions129 Apr 2026 · Adopted
Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU 2025-2040Decisions128 Apr 2026 · Adopted
Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law 2025-0136Decisions111 Mar 2026 · Adopted
Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania 2026-2568Decisions122 Jan 2026 · Adopted
Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded 2018-0902RDecisions125 Nov 2025 · Adopted
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Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy 2025-2917Decisions122 Oct 2025 · Adopted
The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report 2024-2078Decisions118 Jun 2025 · Adopted

These dossiers in the register

Group lines

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

The last 14 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 LeftFor7Against3Abst.3Divided1With outcome7of14
GreensFor11Against3Abst.0Divided0With outcome11of14
S&DFor13Against0Abst.0Divided1With outcome14of14
RenewFor13Against0Abst.0Divided1With outcome13of14
EPPFor13Against0Abst.0Divided1With outcome14of14
ECRFor3Against8Abst.2Divided1With outcome4of14
PatriotsFor2Against10Abst.0Divided2With outcome2of14
ESNFor0Against11Abst.2Divided1With outcome1of14

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/justice?sub=fundamental-rights
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Fundamental rights”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/justice?sub=fundamental-rights (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-topic-justice-fundamental-rights,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Fundamental rights}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/justice?sub=fundamental-rights}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/justice?sub=fundamental-rights},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}