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Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Consumer Protection64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "product safety"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 177972Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports”. ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (157 for, 493 against, 39 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

157

Against

493

Abstain

Margin of victory

336 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

95.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 170Abstain 7Absent 8

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 121Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 3Abstain 22Absent 1

PfE81 MEPs

For 77Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 9Absent 0

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary12

Most against

Germany85
Spain49
France43
Italy40
Poland27

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 43Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 85Abstain 6Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 40Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 20Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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