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Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
Consent given by a large majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 455
- Against
- 101
- Abstained
- 74
roll-call vote at 12:49 · 72% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by José Cepeda, Paulo Cunha · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2026-0007
AI:What this decision does
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law is the first international legally binding treaty on AI governance, covering the entire AI lifecycle.§1: source passage in the text Parliament gave its consent to the EU concluding this Convention, meaning the EU can now ratify it. The Convention requires parties to ensure AI systems respect human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, with measures like risk assessments and transparency.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: ECR
- The Left For 42 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 69 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 164 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 188
- ECR Abstained 3 for, 11 against, 63 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Against 0 for, 56 against, 7 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 25 against, 0 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 14 for, 9 against, 3 abstainedof 31
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
22 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (42 of 43). Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal)
ECR abstained (63 of 77). For: 3, Against: 11
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Giuseppe Milazzo (Italy, against), Guillaume Peltier (France, against)
9 more from ECR
Jaak Madison (Estonia, against), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, for), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Sander Smit (Netherlands, for), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Waldemar Tomaszewski (Lithuania, for)
Patriots voted against (56 of 63). Abstained: 7
Jana Nagyová (Czechia), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia), Klara Dostalova (Czechia), Laurent Castillo (France)
2 more from Patriots
Ondřej Knotek (Czechia), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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