← 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 182039Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (94 for, 477 against, 80 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

Against

477

Abstain

Margin of victory

383 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 172Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 108Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 68Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 62Abstain 4Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 10Against 40Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Malta3

Most against

Germany70
Italy52
Spain47
Poland45
Romania29

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Malta
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 10Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 16Against 17Abstain 29Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 70Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 52Abstain 7Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 6Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 4Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 6Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

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