Decision
The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 30 April 2026, 13:37–13:38
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2026/2693(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Digital, AI & dataJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 20 votes · 3 roll calls
- Requested by
- The Left (2 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Greens (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
- Sitting
- Thursday 30 April 2026
- Final vote
- 192381
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Adopted.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 2 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE Denmark | S&D | Speeches2 | 30 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA Poland | ECR | Speeches2 | 29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Katarina BARLEY Germany | S&D | Speeches2 | 29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS Spain | EPP | Speeches2 | 29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Pina PICIERNO changed group Italy | Renew | Speeches1 | 29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Brando BENIFEI Italy | S&D | Speeches1 | 29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
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All votes on this decision, 20
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: The Left |
| 2 | Paragraph 7 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Invites the Commission to assess the need for a more harmonised approach at EU level to define cyberbullying; invites the Commission to examine whether cyberbullying, including the non-consensual dissemination of intimate material, should be recognised as a particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension at EU level;” | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 3 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “reiterates its support for adding hate crime, which could cover the most severe forms of cyberbullying, to the list of EU crimes under Article 83(1) TFEU;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 7 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Invites the Commission to assess the need for a more harmonised approach at EU level to define cyberbullying; invites the Commission to examine whether cyberbullying, including the non-consensual dissemination of intimate material, should be recognised as a particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension at EU level;” | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 3 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “reiterates its support for adding hate crime, which could cover the most severe forms of cyberbullying, to the list of EU crimes under Article 83(1) TFEU;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 RC-B10-0206/2026 – § 7/2 Part voted on: “reiterates its support for adding hate crime, which could cover the most severe forms of cyberbullying, to the list of EU crimes under Article 83(1) TFEU;” | Roll call | 380 for, 173 against, 7 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots |
| 5 | Paragraph 12 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘certain’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 6 | Paragraph 12 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that word” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 7 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 8 | Separate vote on paragraph 16 RC-B10-0206/2026 – § 16 | Roll call | 330 for, 111 against, 117 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 9 | Separate vote on recital I | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 10 | Recital I — part 2 RC-B10-0206/2026 – Recital I/2 Part voted on: “whereas on 9 December 2021, the Commission proposed adding “hate crime” to the list of EU crimes laid down in Article 83(1) TFEU; whereas this proposal did not garner the necessary unanimous support among Member States;” | Roll call | 378 for, 161 against, 12 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots |
| 11 | Recital K — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘certain’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 12 | Recital K — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that word” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 13 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0235/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0205/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 16 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0206/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 17 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0207/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 18 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0208/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 19 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0212/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 20 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0213/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by Greens, Patriots · split votes by The Left (2), Patriots (2) · separate votes by The Left.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution calling for targeted EU criminal provisions and clearer platform responsibility to tackle cyberbullying and online harassment.
The text urges the Commission to assess gaps in EU law and consider harmonised minimum rules on defining and sanctioning cyberbullying.
It also asks member states to set effective penalties and invites the Commission to examine recognising image-based abuse as a serious cross-border crime.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution addresses cyberbullying and online harassment, calling for targeted criminal provisions and platform responsibility. It welcomes the Commission's 2026 action plan and urges further EU harmonisation, including minimum rules on criminal offences and sanctions.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2026/2693(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 30 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 30 April 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 5 connections: Running issue: Online safety of minors
Running issue: Online safety of minors
- Issue Online safety of minors Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
- Decision Impact of social media and the online environment on young people Resolution · report by Sandro Ruotolo 17 Sept 2026 Adopted
- Decision Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse New EU law 7 Jul 2026 Urgent procedure agreed
- Decision Protection of minors online Resolution · report by Christel Schaldemose 26 Nov 2025 Adopted
- Decision Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) New EU law · report by Jeroen Lenaers 17 Jun 2025 Passed
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment”. Decision, 30 April 2026. votingId 192381, document B-10-2026-0235, reference 2026/2693(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/13 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-30/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-30-13,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-30},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/13}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/13},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 192381, document B-10-2026-0235, reference 2026/2693(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30 (CC BY 4.0)}
}