← Votes·2023-05-11

The adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Civil Liberties64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "privacy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 155379Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “The adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework”. EPP and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (261 for, 286 against, 10 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

261

Against

286

Abstain

Margin of victory

25 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

148

Participation rate

79.0%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 25 votes. 148 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (148) was larger than the 25-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 39 absent MEPs (margin was 25)
S&Dhad 30 absent MEPs (margin was 25)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (26 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 137Against 2Abstain 1Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 97Abstain 0Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 37Against 47Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 2Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 20Against 22Abstain 4Absent 18

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 2Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland39
Italy26
Sweden16
Romania15
Czech Republic12

Most against

Germany53
France44
Spain31
Netherlands14
Portugal14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 44Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 53Abstain 0Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 1Absent 26

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 39Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 13Against 31Abstain 1Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

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