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Paragraph 21 — part 1

Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

Vote
Paragraph 21 — part 1
Decision
No. 11 of the sitting of 28 Apr 2026
Result
444 for · 152 against · 54 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
28 April 2026, 14:10
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Position
vote 15 of 31 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: S&D · split vote: Members
Official label
A10-0047/2026 – Evin Incir, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus – § 21/1
Text
Report A-10-2026-0047
Dossier
2025/2040(INI)
Vote id
190312
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Result

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Result: 444 for, 152 against, 54 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 68 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘that contribute to the prevalent complex set of beliefs and social norms that encourage male sexual aggression and support violence against women, creating an environment in which sexual violence is normalised and justified through persistent gender inequalities and harmful attitudes about gender and sexuality’”

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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 42Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 44Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 122Against 0Abst. 0No vote 13 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 71Against 0Abst. 0No vote 6 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 154Against 8Abst. 4No vote 19 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
ECRFor 2Against 69Abst. 3No vote 7 of 81Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.90
PatriotsFor 0Against 39Abst. 38No vote 8 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.26
ESNFor 1Against 25Abst. 0No vote 1 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 8Against 11Abst. 9No vote 2 of 30Majority 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

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CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Belgium100
Cyprus100
Germany300
Denmark100
Spain400
Finland300
France800
Greece400
Ireland300
Italy900
Netherlands100
Portugal200
Sweden200

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European Parliament (2026). “Paragraph 21 — part 1 — Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU”. Vote, 28 April 2026. votingId 190312, reference 2025/2040(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-04-28/190312 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-28/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-vote-2026-04-28-190312,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 21 — part 1 — Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-04-28/190312}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-04-28/190312},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 190312, reference 2025/2040(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}