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Paragraph 63 — part 3

Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

Vote
Paragraph 63 — part 3
Decision
No. 5 of the sitting of 17 Sept 2026
Result
401 for · 181 against · 29 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
17 September 2026, 13:21
More facts (6)
Position
vote 5 of 13 on the decision
Requested by
split vote: Members (A)
Official label
A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – § 63/3
Text
Report A-10-2026-0220
Dossier
2025/2081(INI)
Vote id
196800
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Result: 401 for, 181 against, 29 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 66 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: ‘stresses the need for a harmonised EU approach to establishing a minimum digital age and, in this context, welcomes the conclusions of the Commission’s special panel of experts on child safety online, which provides guidance on this matter; welcomes, furthermore, the announcement made by President von der Leyen about a legislative proposal on the matter;’

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GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 21Against 11Abst. 4No vote 8 of 44Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.38
GreensFor 48Against 0Abst. 1No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
S&DFor 112Against 1Abst. 2No vote 20 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 58Against 8Abst. 1No vote 11 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
EPPFor 149Against 2Abst. 4No vote 29 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
ECRFor 5Against 63Abst. 6No vote 10 of 84Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.78
PatriotsFor 4Against 56Abst. 9No vote 15 of 84Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.72
ESNFor 0Against 25Abst. 0No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 4Against 15Abst. 2No vote 7 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

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CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Belgium110
Germany010
Denmark100
Spain202
Finland300
France080
Greece100
Ireland110
Italy900
Netherlands100
Portugal002
Sweden200

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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 · shared0.88 559 voters
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15 Sept 2026Paragraph 101 — part 5 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldSplit vote431 for, 181 against, 52 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.86 585 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
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 15 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldSplit vote434 for, 195 against, 41 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.85 592 voters
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 9 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldSplit vote425 for, 199 against, 45 abstained Adopted For 64 %Requested by ESN, Patriotsr · shared0.85 591 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 · shared0.85 491 voters
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
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 · shared0.84 496 voters
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 101 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldSplit vote460 for, 194 against, 8 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.84 586 voters
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 101 — part 4 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldSplit vote459 for, 195 against, 7 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.84 585 voters

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European Parliament (2026). “Paragraph 63 — part 3 — Impact of social media and the online environment on young people”. Vote, 17 September 2026. votingId 196800, reference 2025/2081(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-17/196800 (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-2026-09-17-196800,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 63 — part 3 — 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/2026-09-17/196800}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-17/196800},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 196800, 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)}
}