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A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning

Effect
Adopted
Result
447 for · 128 against · 78 abstained roll call
Date
7 July 2026, 13:54–13:56
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0173
Dossier
2025/2181(INI)
Source
Committee report by Marcos Ros Sempere
Topics
Jobs, social affairs & equalityDigital, AI & data Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
17 votes · 13 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by
Members (1 roll call, 3 split votes)
Sitting
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Final vote
194877
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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: 447 for, 128 against, 78 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (5 rejected) and 11 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 1 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR 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 29Against 0Abst. 2No vote 14 of 45Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.90
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 1No vote 3 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
S&DFor 127Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 71Against 0Abst. 3No vote 4 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
EPPFor 169Against 0Abst. 4No vote 12 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
ECRFor 0Against 29Abst. 41No vote 12 of 82Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.38
PatriotsFor 0Against 58Abst. 17No vote 10 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.66
ESNFor 0Against 25Abst. 0No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 2Against 16Abst. 10No vote 1 of 29Majority 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, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 27

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
Austria136010.53
Belgium163210.64
Bulgaria95120.40
Cyprus4020—
Czechia54930.25
Germany6715950.60
Denmark132000.80
Estonia5101—
Spain466350.75
Finland131010.89
France39280140.37
Greece145110.55
Croatia110011.00
Hungary811020.29
Ireland130011.00
Italy37721110.35
Lithuania81110.70
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia5130—
Malta5001—
Netherlands196330.52
Poland2523050.28
Portugal152130.75
Romania231630.65
Sweden183000.79
Slovenia6030—
Slovakia56310.14

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
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches17 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&DSpeeches17 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 17

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 1 to paragraph 3 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 3 – Am 1 Roll call192 for, 454 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
2Separate vote on paragraph 3 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 3 Roll call448 for, 188 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
3Amendment 2 to paragraph 6 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 6 – Am 2 Roll call184 for, 464 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 3 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 3 Roll call448 for, 188 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
3Amendment 2 to paragraph 6 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 6 – Am 2 Roll call184 for, 464 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – After § 6 – Am 3 Roll call164 for, 461 against, 29 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
5Separate vote on paragraph 9 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 9 Roll call461 for, 121 against, 74 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
6Amendment 4 to paragraph 10 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 10 – Am 4 Roll call191 for, 455 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
7Separate vote on paragraph 14 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 14 Roll call455 for, 151 against, 41 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
8Separate vote on paragraph 16 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
9Paragraph 16 — part 2 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 16/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call465 for, 143 against, 35 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
10Separate vote on paragraph 27 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
11Paragraph 27 — part 2 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 27/2 Part voted on: “calls on the Commission to strengthen support for traditional media at European, national, regional, and local level, given their essential role in informing citizens, including by promoting fair remuneration for journalistic content and ensuring sustainable funding, notably through programmes such as the future AgoraEU programme;”Roll call497 for, 138 against, 17 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
12Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 33 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – After § 33 – Am 5 Roll call189 for, 456 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
13Separate vote on paragraph 35 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 35 Roll call473 for, 174 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
14Separate vote on paragraph 36 Show of hands Rejected
15Separate vote on paragraph 43 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
16Paragraph 43 — part 2 A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – § 43/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call464 for, 177 against, 3 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
17Final vote — text as a whole A10-0173/2026 – Marcos Ros Sempere – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call447 for, 128 against, 78 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Members · split votes by Members (3).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0173

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

Parliament adopted a resolution on a new strategy for media literacy and digital learning, setting out its position on the topic.

The text stresses the importance of these skills for democracy and calls for coordinated EU action, including better enforcement of existing media and digital rules.

It also asks for sustainable funding, monitoring of national measures, and involvement of educators, youth, and civil society in policy design.

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

This resolution calls for a coordinated EU strategy on media literacy and digital learning, covering education, online platforms, and media support.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2181(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 7 July 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 9 October 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 June 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 12 June 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 7 July 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CULT · Author: Marcos ROS SEMPERE (S&D)

Connections

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

Show 5 connections: Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/14
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning”. Decision, 7 July 2026. votingId 194877, document A-10-2026-0173, reference 2025/2181(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/14 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-07-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-07-07-14,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-07-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/14}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/14},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 194877, document A-10-2026-0173, reference 2025/2181(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}