← 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 182021Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+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 “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”. PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (173 for, 433 against, 39 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

173

Against

433

Abstain

Margin of victory

260 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 171Abstain 0Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 108Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE84 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 8Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 25Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 10Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Czech Republic11
Hungary10
Greece9
Cyprus5

Most against

Germany79
Spain43
Poland40
Italy30
Romania24

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Greece
Hungary
Latvia
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

France81 MEPs

For 45Against 17Abstain 1Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 79Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 30Abstain 25Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 7Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

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