← 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 195796Source: 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 (353 for, 254 against, 7 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

353

Against

254

Abstain

Margin of victory

99 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

Participation rate

99.4%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 2Against 163Abstain 1Absent 1

S&D111 MEPs

For 52Against 59Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE69 MEPs

For 50Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Renew69 MEPs

For 57Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR67 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
France53
Italy40
Netherlands24
Belgium15

Most against

Spain37
Poland24
Austria15
Romania15
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 53Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany90 MEPs

For 59Against 30Abstain 1Absent 0

Greece15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy54 MEPs

For 40Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 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 22Against 24Abstain 2Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 16Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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