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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 139040Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Digital
✓Strong political group division
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 Services Act”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (530 for, 78 against, 80 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

530

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

452 votes

Turnout (cast)

688

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 144Against 1Abstain 30Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 25Against 38Abstain 2Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 36Against 16Abstain 10Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 8Abstain 8Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 27Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
France65
Poland46
Spain45
Italy31

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 7Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 13Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 11Abstain 9Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 24Abstain 19Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 10Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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