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Protection of minors online
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 483
- Against
- 92
- Abstained
- 86
roll-call vote at 12:39 · 73% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Christel Schaldemose · Report A-10-2025-0213
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on protecting minors online, setting out its position on how to keep children safe in the digital environment.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for enforcing existing EU digital rules, tackling addictive design and manipulative practices, and considering new legislation to close regulatory gaps.§2: source passage in the text It also urges the Commission to address fragmented age-verification mechanisms and to hold platforms primarily responsible for minors' protection.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ESN; Divided: ECR, Patriots
- The Left For 37 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 49 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 122 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 59 for, 6 against, 3 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 166 for, 3 against, 7 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 2 for, 38 against, 33 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 41 for, 19 against, 21 abstainedof 87
- ESN Against 0 for, 17 against, 3 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 7 for, 8 against, 13 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
29 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (37 of 39). Abstained: 2
Ilaria Salis (Italy), Martin Schirdewan (Germany)
Greens voted for (49 of 51). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
Markéta Gregorová (Czechia, against), Sergey Lagodinsky (Germany, abstained)
S&D voted for (122 of 125). Abstained: 3
Marina Kaljurand (Estonia), Sven Mikser (Estonia), Tiemo Wölken (Germany)
Renew voted for (59 of 68). Against: 6, Abstained: 3
Ana Vasconcelos (Portugal, against), Andreas Glück (Germany, against), Hilde Vautmans (Belgium, abstained), Hristo Petrov (Bulgaria, abstained), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany, against)
4 more from Renew
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Germany, against), Moritz Körner (Germany, against), Nikola Minchev (Bulgaria, abstained), Svenja Hahn (Germany, against)
EPP voted for (166 of 176). Against: 3, Abstained: 7
Arba Kokalari (Sweden, abstained), Branko Grims (Slovenia, against), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, abstained), Jessica Polfjärd (Sweden, abstained), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, abstained)
5 more from EPP
Jörgen Warborn (Sweden, abstained), Jüri Ratas (Estonia, against), Radan Kanev (Bulgaria, abstained), Riho Terras (Estonia, against), Tomas Tobé (Sweden, abstained)
ESN voted against (17 of 20). Abstained: 3
Ivan David (Czechia), Mary Khan (Germany), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (6 rejected) and 17 parts of the text voted on separately (15 adopted, 2 rejected).