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European Media Freedom Act ***I

Media Freedom65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "media freedom"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 166382Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Media Freedom
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “European Media Freedom Act ***I”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (56 for, 535 against, 18 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

Against

535

Abstain

Margin of victory

479 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

Participation rate

86.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 153Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 117Abstain 4Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 9Against 69Abstain 6Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 6Against 49Abstain 2Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 0Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 20Abstain 2Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 21Against 8Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland6

Most against

Germany75
France65
Italy57
Spain47
Poland43

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 8Against 65Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 3Against 75Abstain 7Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 57Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 7Against 47Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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