← Votes·2020-10-20

Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies

AI & Technology67%★

Confidence: 67%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "artificial intelligence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 122257Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Ai Technology
✓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+10 / 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 “Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies”. 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 (559 for, 44 against, 88 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

559

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

515 votes

Turnout (cast)

691

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 172Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

S&D135 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 47Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 46Against 9Abstain 7Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 8Abstain 8Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 22Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France51
Poland50
Italy45
Spain45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 27Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 12Abstain 5Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 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 24Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 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 45Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

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