← 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 182035Source: 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”. 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 (170 for, 399 against, 71 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

170

Against

399

Abstain

Margin of victory

229 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 167Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 12Against 100Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE84 MEPs

For 68Against 2Abstain 10Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 47Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 5Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Austria11
Czech Republic11
Slovakia6
Malta3

Most against

Germany64
Spain43
Poland42
Italy30
Romania24

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 17Abstain 4Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 64Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 10Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 30Abstain 21Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 4Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 3Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

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