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Digital Markets Act

Digital Policy98%
Confidence: 98%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "digital markets act"
  • dossier "digital markets act" implies this topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Digital Policy
Internal Market72%
Confidence: 72%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • dossier "digital markets act" implies this topic
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Internal Market
Consumer Protection62%
Confidence: 62%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • dossier "digital markets act" implies this topic
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Consumer Protection
Vote ID 137983Source: official EP roll-call records
64
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Digital
  • 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+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+0 / 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 “Digital Markets Act”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (642 for, 8 against, 46 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
642
Against
8
Abstain
46
Margin of victory
634 votes
Turnout (cast)
696
Absent
9
Participation rate
98.7%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 177Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 132Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 41Against 0Abstain 26Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 54Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 38Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 28Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany90
  • France79
  • Poland52
  • Spain52
  • Italy50
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 90Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 25Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 26Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

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