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Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market

Digital Policy98%★
Confidence: 98%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "digital services act"
  • title/description contains "digital services"
  • dossier "digital services act" implies this topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Digital Policy →
Civil Liberties65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • dossier "digital services act" implies this topic
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Civil Liberties →
Internal Market64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "single market"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 121822Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
74
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Digital
  • ✓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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 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 “Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (571 for, 26 against, 94 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
571
Against
26
Abstain
94
Margin of victory
545 votes
Turnout (cast)
691
Absent
12
Participation rate
98.3%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 173Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2
S&D135 MEPs
For 128Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
PfE66 MEPs
For 12Against 10Abstain 43Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 50Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 27Against 6Abstain 8Absent 3
The Left38 MEPs
For 8Against 1Abstain 29Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany77
  • France56
  • Spain52
  • Poland50
  • Italy45
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 22Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 77Against 11Abstain 6Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland12 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 45Against 0Abstain 29Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta5 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

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