← Votes·2026-03-10

Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges

AI & Technology67%★

Confidence: 67%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "artificial intelligence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 186169Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Ai Technology
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (460 for, 71 against, 88 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

460

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

389 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

Participation rate

86.2%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 151Against 9Abstain 1Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 33Against 25Abstain 18Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 2Abstain 4Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 45Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 7Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 4Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy64
Germany58
France40
Spain35
Romania25

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 25Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 58Against 11Abstain 12Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 6Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 7Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 20Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 35Against 4Abstain 4Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

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