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Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges

Effect
Adopted
Result
460 for · 71 against · 88 abstained roll call
Date
10 March 2026, 14:09
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0019
Dossier
2025/2058(INI)
Source
Committee report by Axel Voss
Topics
Digital, AI & data Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
3 votes · 3 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Final vote
186169
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Cite this page Roll-call results (EP) (opens the official site)
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 460 for, 71 against, 88 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; Patriots mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 34Against 0Abst. 4No vote 8 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.84
GreensFor 40Against 0Abst. 7No vote 6 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.78
S&DFor 119Against 3Abst. 0No vote 13 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 62Against 1Abst. 4No vote 9 of 76Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
EPPFor 151Against 9Abst. 3No vote 23 of 186Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
ECRFor 33Against 25Abst. 15No vote 6 of 79Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.18
PatriotsFor 1Against 17Abst. 46No vote 20 of 84Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.58
ESNFor 2Against 16Abst. 4No vote 6 of 28Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.59
No groupFor 18Against 0Abst. 5No vote 8 of 31Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 55

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria145010.61
Belgium160420.70
Bulgaria122030.79
Cyprus4011—
Czechia97410.17
Germany581112140.57
Denmark112110.68
Estonia5002—
Spain3544170.72
Finland121110.79
France40025160.42
Greece140520.61
Croatia100021.00
Hungary81660.30
Ireland120021.00
Italy641740.83
Lithuania91100.73
Luxembourg6000—
Latvia4050—
Malta5001—
Netherlands215410.55
Poland2120390.22
Portugal161310.70
Romania250260.89
Sweden127020.45
Slovenia7101—
Slovakia102030.75

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Axel VOSS GermanyEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 3

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 2 to paragraph 3 A10-0019/2026 – Axel Voss – § 3 – Am 2 Roll call159 for, 426 against, 26 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
2Amendment 1, adding text after recital H A10-0019/2026 – Axel Voss – After recital H – Am 1 Roll call174 for, 410 against, 18 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Final vote — text as a whole A10-0019/2026 – Axel Voss – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call460 for, 71 against, 88 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0019

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted a resolution on copyright and generative artificial intelligence, setting out its position on the opportunities and challenges of this technology.

The resolution calls for a fair balance between protecting copyright and promoting AI development, including remuneration for the use of protected content in AI training.

It also urges the Commission to act swiftly to address legal uncertainties and ensure European content is not used without compensation.

Read the text · Report a problem

AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

This resolution addresses copyright and generative AI, calling for a new legal framework to clarify licensing, ensure transparency, and protect creators' rights.

Read the text · Report a problem

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2058(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 13 March 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 28 January 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 25 February 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 March 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: JURI · Author: Axel VOSS (EPP)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/8
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges”. Decision, 10 March 2026. votingId 186169, document A-10-2026-0019, reference 2025/2058(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/8 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-10-8,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/8}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/8},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 186169, document A-10-2026-0019, reference 2025/2058(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}