← Votes·2021-05-19

Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers

Digital Policy66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "digital single market"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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 131011Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Digital
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (283 for, 334 against, 77 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

283

Against

334

Abstain

Margin of victory

51 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 165Abstain 3Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 122Against 1Abstain 9Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 8Against 93Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 44Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 48Abstain 11Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 8Abstain 9Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
Spain33
Portugal14
Austria11
Greece11

Most against

Poland41
France30
Romania21
Netherlands18
Hungary15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 23Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 39Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 12Abstain 34Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 41Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 5Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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