← Votes·2026-07-09

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

Civil Liberties64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "privacy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 195775Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse”. PfE, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and S&D voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (314 for, 276 against, 17 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

314

Against

276

Abstain

Margin of victory

38 votes

Turnout (cast)

607

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 6Against 158Abstain 3Absent 0

S&D111 MEPs

For 32Against 63Abstain 11Absent 5

PfE69 MEPs

For 60Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew69 MEPs

For 44Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR67 MEPs

For 42Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
France44
Italy39
Netherlands22
Czech Republic12

Most against

Spain37
Poland33
Romania19
Hungary13
Portugal12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium18 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia10 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 44Against 16Abstain 8Absent 1

Germany90 MEPs

For 54Against 35Abstain 1Absent 0

Greece15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 39Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland48 MEPs

For 12Against 33Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal19 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 16Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

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