← 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 195807Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very 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+12 / 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”. Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (276 for, 286 against, 30 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

276

Against

286

Abstain

Margin of victory

10 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

Participation rate

95.8%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 10 votes. 26 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (26) was larger than the 10-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 11 absent MEPs (margin was 10)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 4Against 158Abstain 2Absent 3

S&D111 MEPs

For 20Against 62Abstain 18Absent 11

Renew69 MEPs

For 38Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE69 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

ECR67 MEPs

For 27Against 30Abstain 5Absent 5

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

The Left36 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany49
France43
Netherlands18
Czech Republic11
Denmark11

Most against

Spain37
Poland30
Italy25
Romania17
Hungary13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia10 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France69 MEPs

For 43Against 16Abstain 7Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 49Against 34Abstain 2Absent 5

Greece15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy54 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 6Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland48 MEPs

For 12Against 30Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain53 MEPs

For 14Against 37Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

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