← 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 188551Source: 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: 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+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 “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges”. ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (159 for, 426 against, 26 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

159

Against

426

Abstain

Margin of victory

267 votes

Turnout (cast)

611

Absent

107

Participation rate

85.1%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 9Against 150Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 119Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 7Abstain 2Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 5Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 17Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 2Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary8

Most against

Germany65
Spain39
France34
Italy34
Netherlands24

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 34Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany95 MEPs

For 5Against 65Abstain 12Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 34Abstain 5Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 23Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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