Vote · Roll call
Recital J — part 2
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
- Vote
- Recital J — part 2
- Result
- 465 for · 134 against · 64 abstained Adopted · roll call
- Date
- 15 September 2026, 13:53
More facts (6)
- Position
- vote 121 of 139 on the decision
- Requested by
- roll call: ESN · split vote: ESN
- Official label
- A10-0199/2026 – Tomas Tobé – Recital J/2
- Dossier
- 2025/2069(INI)
- Vote id
- 196414
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Roll-call results (EP) (opens the official site)Result
The vote as recorded by name.
Result: 465 for, 134 against, 64 abstained (roll call).
Adopted · 70 % of the votes cast were for.
Part voted on: “whereas this logic should apply to large information society service providers who benefit from the information ecosystem while simultaneously creating systemic risks to democratic integrity;”
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 40 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 44 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 49 | Against 2 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| S&D | For 122 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 13 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 71 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | No vote 5 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| EPP | For 172 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 11 of 184 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 1 | Against 45 | Abst. 31 | No vote 7 of 84 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.38 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 50 | Abst. 24 | No vote 10 of 84 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.51 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 26 | Abst. 0 | No vote 1 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 10 | Against 10 | Abst. 7 | No vote 1 of 28 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Countries × groups
How each country’s members of each group voted.
| Country | The Left | Greens | S&D | Renew | EPP | ECR | Patriots | ESN | No group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | no member voted | 2–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 5–0–0 | no member voted | 0–6–0 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Belgium | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 0–0–3 | 0–0–3 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Bulgaria | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 0–3–0 | no member voted | 0–3–0 | no member voted |
| Cyprus | 1–0–0 | no member voted | 1–0–0 | no member voted | 2–0–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 1–0–0 |
| Czechia | no member voted | 1–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 5–0–0 | 0–1–3 | 0–0–6 | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Germany | 2–0–0 | 14–1–0 | 14–0–0 | 9–0–0 | 28–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 0–15–0 | 5–2–1 |
| Denmark | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Estonia | no member voted | no member voted | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Spain | 3–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 20–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 22–0–0 | 0–0–2 | 0–6–0 | no member voted | 0–1–0 |
| Finland | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| France | 7–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 13–0–0 | 13–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 0–4–0 | 0–28–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Greece | 3–0–0 | no member voted | 4–0–0 | no member voted | 7–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–1 | no member voted | 0–1–3 |
| Croatia | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 4–0–0 | no member voted | 6–0–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Hungary | no member voted | no member voted | 1–0–0 | no member voted | 6–0–0 | no member voted | 0–0–10 | 0–1–0 | no member voted |
| Ireland | 3–0–0 | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 3–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Italy | 10–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 18–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 9–0–0 | 0–0–23 | 0–5–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted |
| Lithuania | no member voted | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Luxembourg | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | 0–1–0 |
| Latvia | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–3–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Malta | no member voted | no member voted | 2–0–0 | no member voted | 2–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Netherlands | 1–0–0 | 6–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 7–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–5–0 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Poland | no member voted | no member voted | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 23–0–0 | 0–16–0 | 0–0–2 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–1 |
| Portugal | 2–0–0 | no member voted | 5–0–0 | 0–0–2 | 7–0–0 | no member voted | 0–0–1 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Romania | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 7–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 8–0–0 | 1–4–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 0–1–0 |
| Sweden | 2–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 0–3–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Slovenia | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 3–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | 0–1–0 |
| Slovakia | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | 6–0–0 | 1–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 0–2–0 | 1–3–2 |
Share for: 0–19 %20–39 %40–59 %60–79 %80–100 %
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Czechia | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| France | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Italy | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
No vote recorded, 54
Members in office that day without a recorded position. No vote recorded is not the same as absent: leave, illness or chairing the sitting look the same.
Show the 54 members
Name · group that day · country
- Adina VĂLEAN group that day: EPP · Romania
- Aldo PATRICIELLO group that day: Patriots · Italy
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA group that day: S&D · Malta
- Ana Catarina MENDES group that day: S&D · Portugal
- André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES group that day: S&D · Portugal
- Andrey NOVAKOV group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
- Anthony SMITH group that day: The Left · France
- António TÂNGER CORRÊA group that day: Patriots · Portugal
- Barry COWEN group that day: Renew · Ireland
- Carla TAVARES group that day: S&D · Portugal
- Christian DOLESCHAL group that day: EPP · Germany
- Christophe BAY group that day: Patriots · France
- Claudiu MANDA group that day: S&D · Romania
- Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ group that day: Renew · Ireland
- Dominik TARCZYŃSKI group that day: ECR · Poland
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK group that day: Patriots · Poland
- Gabriela FIREA group that day: S&D · Romania
- Gabriella GERZSENYI group that day: EPP · Hungary
- Gheorghe CÂRCIU group that day: S&D · Romania
- Gheorghe PIPEREA group that day: ECR · Romania
- Giuseppe MILAZZO group that day: ECR · Italy
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI group that day: Patriots · Italy
- Jaak MADISON group that day: ECR · Estonia
- Jacek OZDOBA group that day: ECR · Poland
- Jaroslav KNOT group that day: Patriots · Czechia
- Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN group that day: Greens · Denmark
- Klára DOBREV group that day: S&D · Hungary
- Klara DOSTALOVA group that day: Patriots · Czechia
- Kristian VIGENIN group that day: S&D · Bulgaria
- Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS group that day: No group · Romania
- Maria WALSH group that day: EPP · Ireland
- Marianne VIND group that day: S&D · Denmark
- Matteo RICCI group that day: S&D · Italy
- Matthieu VALET group that day: Patriots · France
- Michael GAHLER group that day: EPP · Germany
- Michał DWORCZYK group that day: ECR · Poland
- Mieke ANDRIESE group that day: Patriots · Netherlands
- Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA group that day: EPP · Romania
- Nikola MINCHEV group that day: Renew · Bulgaria
- Özlem DEMIREL group that day: The Left · Germany
- Pernando BARRENA ARZA group that day: The Left · Spain
- Petras GRAŽULIS group that day: ESN · Lithuania
- Pina PICIERNO group that day: Renew · Italy
- Piotr MÜLLER group that day: ECR · Poland
- Radan KANEV group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
- Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ group that day: EPP · Lithuania
- Rima HASSAN group that day: The Left · France
- Roberta METSOLA group that day: EPP · Malta
- Sophie WILMÈS group that day: Renew · Belgium
- Sven SIMON group that day: EPP · Germany
- Tsvetelina PENKOVA group that day: S&D · Bulgaria
- Victor NEGRESCU group that day: S&D · Romania
- Vilis KRIŠTOPANS group that day: Patriots · Latvia
- Ville NIINISTÖ group that day: Greens · Finland
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Connections
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Show 11 connections: The decision · Other votes on this decision
The decision
- Decision Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Resolution · report by Tomas Tobé 15 Sept 2026 Adopted
Other votes on this decision
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 27 to paragraph 1 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 1 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 2 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 88, adding text after paragraph 2 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 3 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 4 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 60, adding text after paragraph 4 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 57, adding text after paragraph 5 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
- Vote Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield — Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 6 Roll-call vote · 15 Sept 2026 15 Sept 2026
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- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
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European Parliament (2026). “Recital J — part 2 — Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield”. Vote, 15 September 2026. votingId 196414, reference 2025/2069(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-15/196414 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 15 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 15 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-15, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-15/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-vote-2026-09-15-196414,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Recital J — part 2 — Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-15},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-15/196414}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-15/196414},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Vote. votingId 196414, reference 2025/2069(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-15 (CC BY 4.0)}
}