← 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 195786Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 (346 for, 254 against, 3 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

346

Against

254

Abstain

Margin of victory

92 votes

Turnout (cast)

603

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 6Against 159Abstain 0Absent 2

S&D111 MEPs

For 45Against 55Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE69 MEPs

For 56Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Renew69 MEPs

For 56Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR67 MEPs

For 58Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left36 MEPs

For 27Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
France44
Italy31
Poland26
Netherlands24

Most against

Spain37
Hungary13
Portugal13
Czech Republic11
Greece8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia10 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 44Against 16Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany90 MEPs

For 59Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy54 MEPs

For 31Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 16Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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