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Protection of minors online

Vote ID 181946Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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 “Protection of minors online”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (576 for, 30 against, 52 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

576

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

546 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 169Against 1Abstain 2Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 72Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 37Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 10Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France72
Germany71
Italy64
Spain51
Poland27

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 15Abstain 6Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 21Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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