← Votes·2021-10-19

Europe’s Media in the Digital Decade

Vote ID 136569Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Europe’s Media in the Digital Decade”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (577 for, 47 against, 76 abstentions).

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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

577

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

530 votes

Turnout (cast)

700

Absent

Participation rate

99.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 173Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 48Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 12Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 14Abstain 5Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany83
France56
Spain55
Poland52
Italy51

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 23Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 83Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 24Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

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