← Votes·2025-11-26

Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and material

Defence & Security66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "weapons"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 182011Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 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+12 / 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 “Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and material”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (85 for, 471 against, 93 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

Against

471

Abstain

Margin of victory

386 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 3Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 107Abstain 0Absent 22

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 73Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 57Abstain 9Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 11Against 40Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 6Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland7
Cyprus3
Malta3

Most against

Germany80
Italy54
Poland46
Spain45
Romania30

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Ireland
Malta
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 11Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 17Abstain 33Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 80Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 10Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 54Abstain 6Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 6Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 6Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

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