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Digital Services Act

Digital Policy98%★

Confidence: 98%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "digital services act"
title/description contains "digital services"
dossier "digital services act" implies this topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Civil Liberties65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

dossier "digital services act" implies this topic

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 138844Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Digital
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very 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+15 / 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 Services Act”. S&D, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (308 for, 309 against, 72 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

308

Against

309

Abstain

Margin of victory

1 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 1 vote. 16 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (16) was larger than the 1-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
S&Dhad 3 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Greens-EFAhad 3 absent MEPs (margin was 1)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (4 absent)Hungary (2 absent)Italy (2 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 74Against 91Abstain 9Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 23Against 77Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 45Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 14Against 43Abstain 5Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 12Abstain 12Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
Italy43
Spain35
Portugal13
Greece12

Most against

France37
Poland30
Czech Republic18
Romania17
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 19Against 37Abstain 23Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 43Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 25Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 21Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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