← Votes·2025-11-26

Protection of minors online

Vote ID 181933Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Protection of minors online”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 445 against, 10 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

196

Against

445

Abstain

Margin of victory

249 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 160Abstain 5Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 125Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 1Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Slovakia6

Most against

Germany69
Spain45
France41
Italy41
Poland25

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 41Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 69Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 41Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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