← Votes·2025-11-26

Protection of minors online

Vote ID 181929Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Protection of minors online”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while ECR, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. PfE, Left and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (416 for, 152 against, 92 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

416

Against

152

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 votes

Turnout (cast)

660

Absent

Participation rate

91.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 167Against 1Abstain 5Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 8Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 26Against 13Abstain 40Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 14Against 56Abstain 5Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 48Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 24Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 14Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Spain39
Italy33
Poland28
Romania23

Most against

Netherlands16

Divided delegations

Austria
Estonia
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 4Abstain 36Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 27Abstain 11Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 22Abstain 14Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 20Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 7Abstain 7Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

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