← Votes·2026-01-22

European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure

Vote ID 183177Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (471 for, 68 against, 71 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

471

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

403 votes

Turnout (cast)

610

Absent

109

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 93Against 2Abstain 2Absent 38

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 48Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 4Abstain 6Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 29Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 11Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Italy58
Spain43
Poland39
Romania26

Most against

Hungary9

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 10Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 9Abstain 29Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 4Abstain 6Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 5Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

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