← 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 195793Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (110 for, 432 against, 62 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

110

Against

432

Abstain

Margin of victory

322 votes

Turnout (cast)

604

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 0Against 163Abstain 1Absent 3

S&D111 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE69 MEPs

For 56Against 6Abstain 7Absent 0

Renew69 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR67 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 45Absent 1

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany68
Spain45
France43
Italy32
Poland23

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 25Against 43Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany90 MEPs

For 18Against 68Abstain 3Absent 1

Greece15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 7Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy54 MEPs

For 6Against 32Abstain 15Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 17Absent 1

Portugal19 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania27 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

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