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Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online

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 →
Justice64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "civil law"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 122255Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
64
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Digital
  • ✓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+0 / 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: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (637 for, 26 against, 28 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
637
Against
26
Abstain
28
Margin of victory
611 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 163Against 5Abstain 9Absent 2
S&D135 MEPs
For 129Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 98Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
PfE66 MEPs
For 54Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 54Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 33Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany82
  • Italy73
  • France70
  • Spain58
  • Poland50
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 7Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 82Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland12 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 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 24Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

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