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Paragraph 85 — part 1

Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

Vote
Paragraph 85 — part 1
Decision
No. 5 of the sitting of 17 Sept 2026
Result
449 for · 100 against · 62 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
17 September 2026, 13:22
More facts (6)
Position
vote 9 of 13 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: Renew · split vote: Members (B)
Official label
A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – § 85/1
Text
Report A-10-2026-0220
Dossier
2025/2081(INI)
Vote id
196805
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Result

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Result: 449 for, 100 against, 62 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 73 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’”

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 36Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 44Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 115Against 0Abst. 0No vote 20 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 67Against 0Abst. 0No vote 11 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 151Against 3Abst. 1No vote 29 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
ECRFor 12Against 54Abst. 6No vote 12 of 84Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.63
PatriotsFor 4Against 19Abst. 46No vote 15 of 84Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.50
ESNFor 0Against 19Abst. 6No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.64
No groupFor 15Against 5Abst. 3No vote 5 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

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How each country’s members of each group voted.

S&D members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Austria500
Belgium400
Bulgaria200
Germany1300
Denmark200
Estonia200
Spain1700
Finland200
France1100
Greece200
Croatia300
Hungary200
Ireland100
Italy1700
Lithuania200
Luxembourg100
Latvia100
Malta200
Netherlands400
Poland300
Portugal800
Romania600
Sweden500

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No vote recorded, 106

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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
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29 Apr 2026Recital BB — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025Split vote439 for, 168 against, 16 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by Greensr · shared0.88 535 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
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 · shared0.87 537 voters
22 Jan 2026Paragraph 11 — part 1 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaSplit vote430 for, 157 against, 20 abstained Adopted For 71 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.87 522 voters
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 4 — part 1 The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeSplit vote429 for, 120 against, 55 abstained Adopted For 71 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.87 519 voters
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote515 for, 112 against, 19 abstained Adopted For 80 %r · shared0.87 557 voters
9 Jul 2025Paragraph 24 — part 3 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumSplit vote529 for, 105 against, 45 abstained Adopted For 78 %Requested by The Left, S&Dr · shared0.87 568 voters
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 4 — part 1 Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategySplit vote410 for, 119 against, 53 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.87 498 voters
20 May 2026Separate vote on citation 25 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseSeparate vote451 for, 145 against, 52 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.87 561 voters

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European Parliament (2026). “Paragraph 85 — part 1 — Impact of social media and the online environment on young people”. Vote, 17 September 2026. votingId 196805, reference 2025/2081(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-17/196805 (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-2026-09-17-196805,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 85 — part 1 — 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/2026-09-17/196805}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-09-17/196805},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 196805, 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)}
}