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Decision on setting up a special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office

Disinformation86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "disinformation"
title/description contains "foreign interference"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Democracy64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "democratic process"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 114832Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Disinformation
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Decision on setting up a special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office”. Greens-EFA, ECR and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (204 for, 430 against, 52 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

204

Against

430

Abstain

Margin of victory

226 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 10Against 162Abstain 4Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 16Against 117Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 11Against 89Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE66 MEPs

For 4Against 27Abstain 33Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 21Abstain 6Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy37
Ireland9

Most against

France58
Germany49
Spain43
Romania31
Poland25

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 58Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 49Abstain 11Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 9Abstain 29Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 14Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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