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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 146649Source: 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
✓Some 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (539 for, 54 against, 30 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

539

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

485 votes

Turnout (cast)

623

Absent

Participation rate

88.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 157Against 1Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 119Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew101 MEPs

For 94Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 7Against 32Abstain 16Absent 12

ECR63 MEPs

For 37Against 9Abstain 9Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 3Absent 9

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
France53
Spain49
Poland46
Italy42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 14Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 22Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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