← 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 188552Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (174 for, 410 against, 18 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

174

Against

410

Abstain

Margin of victory

236 votes

Turnout (cast)

602

Absent

116

Participation rate

83.8%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 3Against 152Abstain 1Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 112Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 4Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 12Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy32
Czech Republic14
Hungary8
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany65
France39
Spain35
Poland23
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 39Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 65Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 30Abstain 8Absent 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 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 23Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 35Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 2

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