← Votes·2022-03-09

Setting up a committee of inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware

Civil Liberties64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "surveillance"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 140785Source: 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

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Setting up a committee of inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (635 for, 36 against, 20 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

635

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

599 votes

Turnout (cast)

691

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

✓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 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 58Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 25Against 32Abstain 5Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 8Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany94
France79
Italy75
Spain54
Romania32

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 94Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs