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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 182038Source: official EP roll-call records
48
/ 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
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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+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, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (233 for, 383 against, 36 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
233
Against
383
Abstain
36
Margin of victory
150 votes
Turnout (cast)
652
Absent
67
Participation rate
90.7%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 20Against 126Abstain 21Absent 18
S&D135 MEPs
For 6Against 118Abstain 0Absent 11
PfE84 MEPs
For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
ECR82 MEPs
For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6
Renew78 MEPs
For 4Against 65Abstain 0Absent 9
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 1
The Left45 MEPs
For 11Against 20Abstain 4Absent 10
NI29 MEPs
For 15Against 1Abstain 10Absent 3
ESN27 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Italy40
  • France36
  • Poland24
  • Czech Republic14
  • Hungary13
Most against
  • Germany68
  • Spain46
  • Romania24
  • Netherlands18
  • Portugal16
Divided delegations
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Malta
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark15 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2
France81 MEPs
For 36Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9
Germany96 MEPs
For 13Against 68Abstain 9Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Ireland14 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 40Against 27Abstain 0Absent 9
Latvia9 MEPs
For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5
Poland53 MEPs
For 24Against 5Abstain 20Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 7Against 24Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 9Against 46Abstain 0Absent 5
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

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