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Strengthening Media Freedom: the Protection of Journalists in Europe, Hate Speech, Disinformation and the Role of Platforms

Media Freedom86%★
Confidence: 86%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "media freedom"
  • title/description contains "journalist"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Media Freedom →
Disinformation65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "disinformation"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Disinformation →
Vote ID 124907Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
32
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Media Freedom
  • ✓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 “Strengthening Media Freedom: the Protection of Journalists in Europe, Hate Speech, Disinformation and the Role of Platforms”. 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 (98 for, 594 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
98
Against
594
Abstain
6
Margin of victory
496 votes
Turnout (cast)
698
Absent
7
Participation rate
99.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 4Against 173Abstain 2Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 0Against 135Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 0Against 100Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 58Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 20Against 40Abstain 2Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 12Against 29Abstain 1Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against
  • Germany84
  • France56
  • Spain54
  • Poland51
  • Italy40
Divided delegations
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 23Against 56Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 11Against 84Abstain 0Absent 1
Greece21 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 34Against 40Abstain 1Absent 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 4Against 24Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 0Against 32Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 4Against 54Abstain 1Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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