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Decision on setting up a special committee on artificial intelligence in a digital age, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office

AI & Technology67%★

Confidence: 67%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "artificial intelligence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 114810Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Ai Technology
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 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+0 / 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 “Decision on setting up a special committee on artificial intelligence in a digital age, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office”. Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (134 for, 540 against, 11 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

134

Against

540

Abstain

Margin of victory

406 votes

Turnout (cast)

685

Absent

Participation rate

97.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 174Abstain 1Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 133Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 5Against 95Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 6Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 8Against 52Abstain 1Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 23Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany62
Italy61
France59
Poland49
Spain47

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 17Against 59Abstain 1Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 62Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 61Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 10Against 47Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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