← 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 182023Source: 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+10 / 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (159 for, 430 against, 59 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

159

Against

430

Abstain

Margin of victory

271 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 1Against 172Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 110Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE84 MEPs

For 57Against 11Abstain 11Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 13Against 25Abstain 37Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Czech Republic11
Ireland7

Most against

Germany69
Poland45
Spain44
Italy30
Romania24

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Greece
Ireland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 45Against 17Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 69Abstain 2Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 30Abstain 26Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 7Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 1Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 3Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

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