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Temporary derogation: combating online child sexual abuse ***I

Vote ID 167712Source: 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+10 / 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 “Temporary derogation: combating online child sexual abuse ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (469 for, 112 against, 37 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

469

Against

112

Abstain

Margin of victory

357 votes

Turnout (cast)

618

Absent

Participation rate

87.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 112Against 6Abstain 2Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 6Absent 3

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 9Abstain 3Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 8Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 5Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 10Against 15Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France60
Italy56
Spain45
Germany43
Poland41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Germany
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 60Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 34Abstain 11Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 4Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 3Abstain 2Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 41Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 5Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

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