← Votes·2022-03-09

Setting up a special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation

Disinformation86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "disinformation"
title/description contains "foreign interference"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Disinformation →

Democracy64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "democratic process"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Democracy →

Vote ID 140784Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Disinformation
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Setting up a special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (614 for, 42 against, 34 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.

Result analysis

For

614

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

572 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 176Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 40Against 21Abstain 6Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 53Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 12Abstain 8Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 16Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany89
Italy75
France56
Poland52
Spain48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 4Abstain 6Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…