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Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application

Civil Liberties64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "data protection"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 129472Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 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+8 / 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 “Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (483 for, 96 against, 108 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

483

Against

Abstain

108

Margin of victory

387 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 34Against 86Abstain 52Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 89Against 2Abstain 8Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 19Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 48Against 4Abstain 11Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 13Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France70
Italy67
Germany55
Poland50
Spain46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 11Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 70Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 27Abstain 11Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 8Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 67Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 10Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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