← 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 195790Source: 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+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 “Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse”. 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 (154 for, 421 against, 19 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

154

Against

421

Abstain

Margin of victory

267 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

Participation rate

96.1%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 1Against 163Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D111 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR67 MEPs

For 54Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 53Against 6Abstain 6Absent 4

Renew69 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany66
Spain46
France37
Italy31
Poland24

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium18 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 24Against 37Abstain 5Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 18Against 66Abstain 3Absent 3

Greece15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Ireland12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy54 MEPs

For 20Against 31Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland48 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 2Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania27 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

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