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Final vote on the whole text

Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

Vote
Final vote on the whole text
Decision
No. 5 of the sitting of 17 Sept 2026
Result
395 for · 136 against · 80 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
17 September 2026, 13:23
More facts (6)
Effect
Adopted — this vote decided the decision
Position
vote 13 of 13 on the decision
Official label
A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
Text
Report A-10-2026-0220
Dossier
2025/2081(INI)
Vote id
196147
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Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Result: 395 for, 136 against, 80 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 65 % of the votes cast were for.

This was the final vote on the decision: Adopted.

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 24Against 8Abst. 4No vote 8 of 44Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.50
GreensFor 45Against 0Abst. 4No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.88
S&DFor 115Against 0Abst. 0No vote 20 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 61Against 6Abst. 0No vote 11 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.87
EPPFor 143Against 3Abst. 8No vote 30 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
ECRFor 3Against 60Abst. 10No vote 11 of 84Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.73
PatriotsFor 0Against 24Abst. 45No vote 15 of 84Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.48
ESNFor 1Against 23Abst. 1No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.88
No groupFor 3Against 12Abst. 8No vote 5 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Countries × groups

How each country’s members of each group voted.

ECR members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Belgium001
Bulgaria110
Cyprus010
Czechia101
Denmark001
Estonia010
Spain020
Finland010
France040
Greece020
Croatia010
Italy0201
Lithuania110
Latvia002
Netherlands003
Poland0180
Romania051
Sweden030

Members

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No vote recorded, 106

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Similar votes

Roll calls that split the chamber the most similarly: r is the correlation of members’ positions, over the members who voted in both. Other votes on the same decision are left out.

Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 14 — part 2 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitSplit vote378 for, 166 against, 26 abstained Adopted For 66 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.85 499 voters
20 May 2026Citation 5 — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote467 for, 151 against, 32 abstained Adopted For 72 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.85 562 voters
19 Jun 2025Recital R — part 3 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy systemSplit vote396 for, 163 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.84 494 voters
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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
7 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 3 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningSeparate vote448 for, 188 against, 16 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by Membersr · shared0.84 559 voters
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 67 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025Split vote418 for, 197 against, 12 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by Greens, Patriotsr · shared0.84 536 voters
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on citation 45 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025Separate vote421 for, 181 against, 22 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.84 537 voters
30 Apr 2026Paragraph 7 — part 2 The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassmentSplit vote380 for, 173 against, 7 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by Patriotsr · shared0.83 491 voters
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025Final416 for, 190 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 67 %r · shared0.83 532 voters
22 Jan 2026Recital P — part 1 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaSplit vote419 for, 158 against, 25 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.83 520 voters
22 Jan 2026Recital J — part 1 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaSplit vote422 for, 107 against, 73 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.83 521 voters

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-17/196147
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Final vote on the whole text — Impact of social media and the online environment on young people”. Vote, 17 September 2026. votingId 196147, reference 2025/2081(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-17/196147 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-17/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-vote-2026-09-17-196147,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Final vote on the whole text — Impact of social media and the online environment on young people}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-17/196147}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-17/196147},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 196147, reference 2025/2081(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}