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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 182037Source: official EP roll-call records
45
/ 100

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
Show full breakdown
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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (70 for, 576 against, 5 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
70
Against
576
Abstain
5
Margin of victory
506 votes
Turnout (cast)
651
Absent
68
Participation rate
90.5%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 0Against 173Abstain 0Absent 12
S&D135 MEPs
For 14Against 101Abstain 0Absent 20
PfE84 MEPs
For 0Against 80Abstain 0Absent 4
ECR82 MEPs
For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 6
Renew78 MEPs
For 4Against 66Abstain 0Absent 8
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 10Against 40Abstain 0Absent 3
The Left45 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
NI29 MEPs
For 4Against 18Abstain 4Absent 3
ESN27 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Ireland7
Most against
  • Germany85
  • Italy58
  • France52
  • Spain52
  • Poland45
Divided delegations
  • Greece
  • Ireland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium22 MEPs
For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 0Against 20Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark15 MEPs
For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland15 MEPs
For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2
France81 MEPs
For 10Against 52Abstain 0Absent 19
Germany96 MEPs
For 6Against 85Abstain 1Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3
Ireland14 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 10Against 58Abstain 0Absent 8
Latvia9 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 3Against 45Abstain 1Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 1Against 31Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 2Against 52Abstain 0Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

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