← 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 195801Source: 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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (157 for, 385 against, 20 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

157

Against

385

Abstain

Margin of victory

228 votes

Turnout (cast)

562

Absent

Participation rate

90.9%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 6Against 149Abstain 1Absent 11

S&D111 MEPs

For 1Against 101Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE69 MEPs

For 55Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1

Renew69 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR67 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left36 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 5Absent 7

NI25 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN25 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany61
Spain45
France37
Italy29
Poland23

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium18 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 28Against 37Abstain 1Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 15Against 61Abstain 4Absent 10

Greece15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 7Absent 1

Ireland12 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Italy54 MEPs

For 19Against 29Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland48 MEPs

For 21Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal19 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania27 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain53 MEPs

For 6Against 45Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

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