← Votes·2025-11-26

Protection of minors online

Vote ID 181944Source: 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+0 / 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 “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 (172 for, 432 against, 44 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

172

Against

432

Abstain

Margin of victory

260 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 158Abstain 1Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 125Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 7Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 26Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 8Absent 17

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic12
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany71
Spain46
France34
Italy33
Poland26

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 34Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 71Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 6Against 33Abstain 30Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 6Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 26Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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