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Policy implications of the development of virtual worlds – civil, company, commercial and intellectual property law issues

Vote ID 163053Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 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 “Policy implications of the development of virtual worlds – civil, company, commercial and intellectual property law issues”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (491 for, 106 against, 35 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

491

Against

106

Abstain

Margin of victory

385 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 1Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 5Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 2Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 10Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 8Abstain 3Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 26Against 8Abstain 6Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 24Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy61
France51
Germany49
Poland47
Spain47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 16Abstain 5Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 28Abstain 9Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 3Abstain 1Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

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