← 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 195799Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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”. S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (257 for, 292 against, 59 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

257

Against

292

Abstain

Margin of victory

35 votes

Turnout (cast)

608

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 2Against 159Abstain 1Absent 5

S&D111 MEPs

For 57Against 54Abstain 0Absent 0

Renew69 MEPs

For 57Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE69 MEPs

For 7Against 60Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR67 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 26Absent 2

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

NI25 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 9Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 21Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Netherlands22
Italy19
Belgium11
Denmark8

Most against

Spain40
France39
Poland26
Portugal14
Hungary13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium18 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 28Against 39Abstain 1Absent 1

Germany90 MEPs

For 46Against 30Abstain 12Absent 2

Greece15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy54 MEPs

For 19Against 18Abstain 16Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 18Against 26Abstain 3Absent 1

Portugal19 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 10Against 40Abstain 1Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

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