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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 114840Source: official EP roll-call records
32
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • High-interest topic: Disinformation
  • Some political group division
  • 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+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 foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (80 for, 598 against, 6 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
80
Against
598
Abstain
6
Margin of victory
518 votes
Turnout (cast)
684
Absent
20
Participation rate
97.2%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 4Against 172Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 0Against 134Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 0Against 100Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 4
PfE66 MEPs
For 53Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 8Against 49Abstain 4Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 9Against 29Abstain 2Absent 4
The Left38 MEPs
For 2Against 34Abstain 0Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against
  • Germany80
  • Spain57
  • France56
  • Poland49
  • Italy46
Divided delegations
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 22Against 56Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 11Against 80Abstain 0Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 29Against 46Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 0Against 26Abstain 3Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 20Abstain 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 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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