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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 115407Source: 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: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (548 for, 83 against, 56 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

548

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

465 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 173Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 11Against 30Abstain 24Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 9Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 25Abstain 11Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
France50
Poland50
Spain50
Italy40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 23Abstain 6Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 17Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 35Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 50Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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