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Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) ***I

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 189622Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓High-interest topic: Ai Technology
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+3 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) ***I”. ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (162 for, 406 against, 57 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments.

Result analysis

For

162

Against

406

Abstain

Margin of victory

244 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 22Against 138Abstain 2Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 103Abstain 1Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 51Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 2Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland37
Czech Republic12
Slovakia6

Most against

Germany69
Spain42
France36
Italy36
Romania22

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 6Against 36Abstain 31Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 18Against 69Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 8Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 37Against 6Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 6Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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