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Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters

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 135949Source: official EP roll-call records
94
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Ai Technology
  • Strong political group division
  • Significant national delegation divergence
  • 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+3 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+12 / 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 “Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (377 for, 248 against, 62 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
377
Against
248
Abstain
62
Margin of victory
129 votes
Turnout (cast)
687
Absent
17
Participation rate
97.6%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP178 MEPs
For 9Against 162Abstain 4Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 128Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7
Renew101 MEPs
For 96Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 7Against 54Abstain 6Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 9Against 6Abstain 47Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 21Against 18Abstain 3Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany52
  • France48
  • Spain42
  • Netherlands21
  • Romania19
Most against
  • Italy35
  • Hungary13
  • Greece10
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 9Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany95 MEPs
For 52Against 38Abstain 1Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4
Ireland13 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 30Against 35Abstain 9Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 21Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 9Against 15Abstain 28Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 19Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 42Against 13Abstain 4Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

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