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2021/2036(INI) Strengthening Democracy and Media Freedom and Pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society

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RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Joint Responsible Committee ['JURI', 'LIBE'] METSOLA Roberta (icon: EPP EPP), WÖLKEN Tiemo (icon: S&D S&D) ADAMOWICZ Magdalena (icon: EPP EPP), KOHUT Łukasz (icon: S&D S&D), TOOM Yana (icon: Renew Renew), RIBA I GINER Diana (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), TOUSSAINT Marie (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), FEST Nicolaus (icon: ID ID), DZHAMBAZKI Angel (icon: ECR ECR), AUBRY Manon (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL), DALY Clare (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Committee Opinion CULT FOURLAS Loucas (icon: EPP EPP) Niyazi KIZILYÜREK (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL), Predrag Fred MATIĆ (icon: S&D S&D), Elżbieta KRUK (icon: ECR ECR)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54, RoP 57, RoP 58

Events

2022/03/25
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2021/11/11
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2021/11/11
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 444 votes to 48, with 75 abstentions, a resolution on strengthening democracy and media freedom and pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society.

Violations of fundamental rights

In recent years, journalists and media actors in Europe and abroad are increasingly being threatened, physically attacked and assassinated because of their work, particularly when it focuses on the misuse of power, corruption, fundamental rights violations and criminal activities.

Recalling that independent impartial, professional and responsible journalism as well as access to pluralistic information are key pillars of democracy, Members highlighted that SLAPPs are vexatious, a direct attack on the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms and aim to silence the diversity of critical public thought and opinion, including through journalistic self-censorship. They consider that SLAPPs are particularly worrying if they are funded directly or indirectly from state budgets and are combined with other indirect and direct state measures against independent media outlets, independent journalism and civil society.

Effects on justice systems

The resolution stressed that safeguards against SLAPP lawsuits are essential to counter the threat that this abusive practice poses to the implementation of EU law and policies. SLAPPs not only severely undermine the right of effective access to justice of SLAPP victims, and thereby the rule of law, but also constitute a misuse of Member States’ justice systems and legal frameworks.

Members also stressed the importance of adopting common European standards and a coordinated approach to dealing with hate speech , especially in the online environment, as women journalists are more often victims of sexual violence and harassment.

Current situation in the EU

Litigants that resort to SLAPPs mostly use and abuse criminal defamation laws, civil lawsuits for libel, protection of one’s reputation or intellectual property rights such as copyright. An imbalance of power between the claimant and the defendant, particularly in terms of financial resources, and unpredictably large damages award claims in matters such as libel are common features of SLAPPs.

Members pointed out that all Member States lack legislation on minimum safeguards which protect people from becoming SLAPP targets and ensure that their fundamental rights are upheld in all Member State jurisdictions. The Commission and the Member States are invited to ensure transparency of media ownership and to develop an ambitious, robust and complete legal framework in its future ‘Media Freedom Act’.

The Commission is invited to analyse anti-SLAPP best practices which currently exist in some US states, Canada and Australia, which could be a source of inspiration for EU-wide measures.

Need for legislative action

Members agreed with numerous civil society organisations academics, legal practitioners and victims who point to the need for legislative action against the growing problem of SLAPPs.

The Commission is called on to present proposals for:

- binding Union legislation on common and effective safeguards for victims of SLAPPs across the Union, including through a directive establishing minimum standards for protection against SLAPPs respecting rights and principles enshrined in the Charter;

- legislative measures to protect public participation, to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market by allowing corruption and other abusive practices to be exposed;

- measures to address SLAPP cases such as rules for the early dismissal of SLAPPs and other court actions that have the purpose of preventing public participation, which should include appropriate sanctions such as civil penalties or administrative fines, consideration of abusive motives even if the lawsuit or action is not dismissed, costs and damages suffered by the victim (economic, reputational, psychological or otherwise).

The Commission is also called on to raise awareness among judges and prosecutors across the EU about SLAPPs.

Possible soft law measures

Members underlined the urgent need for a robust fund for supporting victims of SLAPPs and organisations supporting them provided the funds are directly used for legal fees or the provision of legal aid and psychological support.

Complementarity with other instruments and policies

Parliament considered that the new anti-SLAPP legislative and non-legislative measures should complement other EU instruments and policies. Union level measures to combat SLAPPs should be complementary and consistent with other available tools, such as the mechanism for the protection of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, policies on combating corruption, and current financial programmes to support civil society and justice systems

Documents
2021/11/10
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2021/10/27
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2021/10/27
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2021/10/14
   EP - Vote in committee
2021/09/07
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2021/09/06
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/07/15
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/06/14
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/04/29
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/04/29
   EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2021/04/29
   EP - Referral to joint committee announced in Parliament
2021/04/12
   EP - METSOLA Roberta (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in ['JURI', 'LIBE']
2021/04/12
   EP - WÖLKEN Tiemo (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ['JURI', 'LIBE']
2021/02/02
   EP - FOURLAS Loucas (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in CULT

Documents

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Renforcer la démocratie ainsi que la liberté et le pluralisme des médias dans l’UE - Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU - Stärkung der Demokratie, der Medienfreiheit und des Medienpluralismus in der EU - A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 1/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 536, 0: 23, -: 5
IT FR DE ES PL RO NL CZ AT SE PT FI BE IE EL BG HR SK LT DK LV EE HU CY LU MT SI
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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 1/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 444, -: 108, 0: 10
DE ES FR RO BE NL PT IE SE IT EL HR BG AT LT CZ FI SK LV PL DK MT CY LU EE SI HU
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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 11/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 502, 0: 37, -: 27
DE IT FR ES PL RO PT NL EL IE BE AT BG HR SK CZ LT FI SE LV DK MT CY LU EE SI HU
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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 11/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 461, -: 99, 0: 8
DE ES FR RO NL BE PT SE CZ IE EL IT HR AT LT FI DK BG SK LV PL MT CY LU EE SI HU
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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 17/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 494, 0: 60, -: 14
FR IT DE ES RO PL NL AT PT FI IE BE CZ EL SK HR BG LT SE EE DK LV HU MT CY LU SI
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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 17/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 446, -: 106, 0: 12
DE ES FR RO NL BE PT IE EL IT HR BG AT LT CZ FI SE SK LV PL MT CY LU EE DK SI HU
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35

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icon: NI NI
28

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1

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1

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2

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1
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47

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1

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1

Romania ECR

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1

Netherlands ECR

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4

Greece ECR

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1

Croatia ECR

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1

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1
3

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1

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2
icon: ID ID
55

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3

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2

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1

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1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 23/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 511, -: 30, 0: 15
FR IT DE PL ES RO NL CZ BE PT IE EL HR BG SK AT LT FI SE LV DK MT CY LU EE SI HU
Total
68
67
69
43
41
30
22
15
17
17
13
14
12
10
11
15
9
12
14
6
8
5
5
5
7
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
141

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2

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2

Latvia PPE

2

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2
2

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2

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

Hungary PPE

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1
icon: S&D S&D
120

Netherlands S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Greece S&D

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1

Slovakia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

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2

Cyprus S&D

1

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For (1)

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For (1)

1
icon: Renew Renew
82

Italy Renew

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1

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2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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1

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3
3

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1

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3

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1

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50

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3

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2

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2

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2

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3

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1

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1

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For (1)

1
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46

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1
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2
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34

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1

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1

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1

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4

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55

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1

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3

Finland ID

2

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1

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1
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28

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1

Netherlands NI

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1

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Abstain (1)

2

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1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 23/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 443, -: 111, 0: 10
DE ES FR RO BE NL PT IE IT EL SK HR BG AT LT CZ FI SE PL DK MT CY LU EE SI LV HU
Total
72
41
68
28
18
23
17
13
68
14
11
12
11
15
9
15
13
14
44
8
5
5
5
7
5
7
16
icon: PPE PPE
142

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2

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2

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2
2

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2

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

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2

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1
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121

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4

Greece S&D

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1

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2

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2

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1

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2

Cyprus S&D

1

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For (1)

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icon: Renew Renew
82

Ireland Renew

2

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2

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1

Bulgaria Renew

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1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Finland Renew

3
3

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1

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3

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1

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
55

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

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1

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2

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2

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2

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3

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For (1)

1

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1

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1

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1

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1
icon: The Left The Left
35

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1

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1

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4

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1

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1

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1

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Abstain (1)

2
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47

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1

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1

Netherlands ECR

4

Greece ECR

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1

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1

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1

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Against (1)

1
3

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2
icon: ID ID
55

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1

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3

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2

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1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 25 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 446, -: 89, 0: 30
DE ES IT FR RO BE IE NL EL FI HR BG AT PT LT CZ SE SK LV PL DK MT CY LU EE SI HU
Total
71
43
68
67
30
19
13
22
14
12
12
11
15
17
9
15
14
11
7
44
8
5
5
5
7
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
143

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2

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2

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2

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2
2

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2

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

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1
icon: S&D S&D
121

Netherlands S&D

3

Greece S&D

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1

Lithuania S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

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1

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2

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For (1)

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icon: Renew Renew
83

Italy Renew

2

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2

Finland Renew

3

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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1
3

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1

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1

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3

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1

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
54

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3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

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2

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3

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1

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1

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2

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2

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For (1)

1

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1

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1

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1
icon: The Left The Left
35

Belgium The Left

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1

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For (1)

1

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1

Czechia The Left

1

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1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

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2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: ID ID
54

Belgium ID

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1

Finland ID

Against (1)

1

Austria ID

3

Denmark ID

Against (1)

1

Estonia ID

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1
icon: ECR ECR
47

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Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

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1

Romania ECR

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1

Netherlands ECR

4

Greece ECR

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1

Croatia ECR

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1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

1
3

Slovakia ECR

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1

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For (1)

Abstain (1)

2

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 28 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 441, -: 114, 0: 6
DE ES FR RO BE FI NL IE IT EL HR BG AT PT LT CZ SE SK DK LV PL MT CY LU EE SI HU
Total
70
40
67
30
20
13
23
13
68
14
12
11
15
17
9
15
14
11
8
7
43
5
5
5
6
5
15
icon: PPE PPE
141

Finland PPE

2

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2

Latvia PPE

2

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2
2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
119

Netherlands S&D

4

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

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2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

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2

Cyprus S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

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1

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2

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For (1)

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icon: Renew Renew
84

Finland Renew

3

Ireland Renew

2

Italy Renew

2

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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1
3

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1

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1

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3

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1

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
52

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2

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3

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3

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2

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2

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1

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1

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2

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2

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For (1)

1

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1

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1

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

1
icon: The Left The Left
34

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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1

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1

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1

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icon: NI NI
28

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1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

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Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
47

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Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

Against (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

1
3

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Against (1)

1

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For (1)

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2
icon: ID ID
56

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2

Finland ID

2

Austria ID

3

Denmark ID

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1

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Against (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 35/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 447, -: 114, 0: 9
DE ES FR RO NL PT IE BE EL IT HR BG AT LT CZ FI SK SE PL DK MT LU EE SI LV CY HU
Total
73
43
68
30
23
17
13
20
14
67
12
11
15
9
15
13
11
14
44
8
5
5
7
5
7
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
143

Finland PPE

2

Sweden PPE

2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

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For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

Latvia PPE

2
2

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
122

Netherlands S&D

4

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

1
icon: Renew Renew
84

Ireland Renew

2

Italy Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Finland Renew

3
3

Poland Renew

1

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1

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3

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1

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
56

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3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

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For (1)

1

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2

Czechia Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

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1

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For (1)

1

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1
icon: The Left The Left
35

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Portugal The Left

4

Belgium The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Czechia The Left

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

2
icon: NI NI
27

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
47

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

Against (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

Against (1)

4

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

1

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1
3

Latvia ECR

2
icon: ID ID
56

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2

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

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Against (1)

1

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Against (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 35/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 513, -: 32, 0: 18
IT FR DE PL ES RO NL BE HU SE CZ BG HR FI PT AT LT SK EL LV IE MT LU EE DK SI CY
Total
66
66
72
44
42
29
23
20
16
14
15
11
12
13
17
15
9
11
13
7
13
5
5
7
8
5
5
icon: PPE PPE
143

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1

Sweden PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3
2
icon: S&D S&D
120

Netherlands S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

2

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

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2

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1

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2

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2

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1

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1
icon: Renew Renew
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Italy Renew

2

Poland Renew

1

Hungary Renew

2
3

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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3

Austria Renew

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1

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1

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2

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1

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3

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For (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
55

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For (1)

1

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3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

2

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3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

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2

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1

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2

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For (1)

1

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1
icon: ECR ECR
47

Germany ECR

1

Spain ECR

For (1)

1

Romania ECR

1

Czechia ECR

Against (1)

3

Bulgaria ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Greece ECR

1

Latvia ECR

2
icon: ID ID
56

Belgium ID

2

Finland ID

2

Austria ID

3

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1

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Against (1)

1
icon: NI NI
27

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Abstain (1)

1

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Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

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1
icon: The Left The Left
33

Netherlands The Left

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1

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Abstain (1)

1

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1

Czechia The Left

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1

Finland The Left

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1

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4

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2

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4

Denmark The Left

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1

Cyprus The Left

2

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 35/3 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 445, -: 114, 0: 13
DE ES FR RO NL PT IE BE IT SK HR BG AT LT CZ FI EL SE DK PL MT LU EE SI LV CY HU
Total
73
43
68
30
23
17
13
20
68
11
12
11
15
9
16
13
14
14
8
44
5
5
7
5
7
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
143

Finland PPE

2

Sweden PPE

2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

Latvia PPE

2
2

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
122

Netherlands S&D

4

Slovakia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Czechia S&D

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1

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

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2

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1

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2

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2

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1
icon: Renew Renew
84

Ireland Renew

2

Italy Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

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1

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For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Finland Renew

3
3

Poland Renew

1

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1

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3

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
57

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3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

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1

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2

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3

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1

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2

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3

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3

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For (1)

1

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1

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For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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1
icon: The Left The Left
35

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Portugal The Left

4

Belgium The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Czechia The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

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1

Cyprus The Left

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Abstain (1)

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

Abstain (1)

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Slovakia NI

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2
icon: ECR ECR
47

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

Against (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1
3

Latvia ECR

2
icon: ID ID
56

Belgium ID

2

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 36/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 445, -: 116, 0: 8
DE ES FR RO BE NL PT IE IT HR BG AT CZ FI EL SK LT SE DK PL MT LU EE SI CY LV HU
Total
72
43
68
30
20
23
17
13
68
12
11
15
16
13
14
11
8
14
7
44
5
5
7
5
5
7
16
icon: PPE PPE
141

Finland PPE

2

Sweden PPE

2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3
2

Latvia PPE

2

Hungary PPE

Abstain (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
122

Netherlands S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Cyprus S&D

1

Latvia S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
83

Ireland Renew

2

Italy Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Finland Renew

3

Lithuania Renew

1
3

Denmark Renew

2

Poland Renew

1

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

1

Estonia Renew

3

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1

Hungary Renew

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
57

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

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For (1)

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1
icon: The Left The Left
35

Belgium The Left

Against (1)

1

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Portugal The Left

4

Czechia The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
47

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

Against (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1
3

Latvia ECR

2
icon: ID ID
56

Belgium ID

2

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

For (1)

1

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 36/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 555, 0: 5, -: 3
DE FR IT PL ES RO NL BE PT CZ AT HU SE EL IE BG HR FI SK DK LT EE LV MT CY LU SI
Total
71
67
68
44
42
30
23
20
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
11
12
13
11
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
icon: PPE PPE
142

Hungary PPE

1

Sweden PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Latvia PPE

2

Malta PPE

2
2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3
icon: S&D S&D
119

Netherlands S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Latvia S&D

For (1)

1

Cyprus S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1
icon: Renew Renew
82

Italy Renew

2

Poland Renew

1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Hungary Renew

1
3

Ireland Renew

2

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Finland Renew

3

Lithuania Renew

1

Estonia Renew

3

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

1

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
54

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

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For (1)

1
icon: ID ID
56

Belgium ID

2
3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

For (1)

1

Estonia ID

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
47

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1

Spain ECR

For (1)

1

Romania ECR

1

Greece ECR

1

Bulgaria ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

1

Latvia ECR

2
icon: The Left The Left
35

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Czechia The Left

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 37/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 535, 0: 19, -: 17
IT FR DE PL ES RO NL PT CZ BE SE IE AT BG HR SK EL FI LT DK LV EE MT LU CY SI HU
Total
68
67
73
45
43
30
23
17
16
20
14
13
15
11
12
11
14
13
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
142

Sweden PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2
2

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
122

Netherlands S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Cyprus S&D

1

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1
icon: Renew Renew
84

Italy Renew

2

Poland Renew

1
3

Ireland Renew

2

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Finland Renew

3

Lithuania Renew

1

Estonia Renew

3

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

1

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1

Hungary Renew

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
57

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
47

Germany ECR

1

Spain ECR

For (1)

1

Romania ECR

1

Bulgaria ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

1

Greece ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

1
icon: The Left The Left
35

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Czechia The Left

1

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

Abstain (1)

2
icon: ID ID
56

Belgium ID

2

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ID

Abstain (1)

1
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 37/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 444, -: 114, 0: 11
DE ES FR RO NL PT IE BE IT HR BG AT LT CZ FI EL SK SE DK LV MT CY LU EE PL SI HU
Total
70
43
69
29
23
17
13
20
68
12
11
15
9
16
13
14
11
14
8
7
5
5
5
7
44
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
141

Finland PPE

2

Sweden PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Malta PPE

2
2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
121

Netherlands S&D

4

Lithuania S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1
icon: Renew Renew
84

Ireland Renew

2

Italy Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Finland Renew

3
3

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

1

Estonia Renew

3

Poland Renew

1

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1

Hungary Renew

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
56

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

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1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: The Left The Left
35

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Portugal The Left

4

Belgium The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Czechia The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
48

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

Against (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1
3

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Against (1)

2
icon: ID ID
56

Belgium ID

2

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 39/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 522, 0: 48, -: 2
FR DE PL IT ES RO NL PT CZ HU BE IE EL AT BG HR SK FI SE LT LV DK EE MT CY LU SI
Total
68
73
45
67
43
30
23
17
16
16
20
13
14
15
11
12
11
13
14
9
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
icon: PPE PPE
143

Hungary PPE

1

Finland PPE

2

Sweden PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Malta PPE

2
2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3
icon: S&D S&D
122

Netherlands S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1
icon: Renew Renew
84

Poland Renew

1

Italy Renew

2

Hungary Renew

2

Ireland Renew

2

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Finland Renew

3
3

Lithuania Renew

1

Estonia Renew

3

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

1

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
57

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
48

Germany ECR

1

Spain ECR

For (1)

1

Romania ECR

1

Greece ECR

1

Bulgaria ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

1
3

Latvia ECR

2
icon: The Left The Left
35

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Czechia The Left

1

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

1
icon: ID ID
55

Belgium ID

2

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ID

Abstain (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - § 39/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 443, -: 115, 0: 12
DE ES FR RO NL PT IE BE IT HR BG AT LT CZ FI EL SK SE DK PL MT LU EE CY SI LV HU
Total
71
42
69
30
23
17
13
20
67
12
11
15
9
16
13
14
11
14
8
45
5
5
7
5
5
7
16
icon: PPE PPE
142

Finland PPE

2

Sweden PPE

2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1
2

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

Latvia PPE

2

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
120

Netherlands S&D

4

Lithuania S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

1

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
84

Ireland Renew

2

Italy Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Finland Renew

3
3

Poland Renew

1

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

1

Estonia Renew

3

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1

Hungary Renew

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
57

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

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For (1)

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1
icon: The Left The Left
35

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Portugal The Left

4

Belgium The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Czechia The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

Abstain (1)

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
48

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

Against (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1
3

Latvia ECR

2
icon: ID ID
56

Belgium ID

2

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Visa 37 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 448, -: 109, 0: 14
DE ES FR RO NL PT IE BE IT SE HR BG EL AT LT CZ FI SK DK LV PL MT LU EE SI CY HU
Total
73
43
68
29
23
17
13
20
68
14
12
11
14
15
9
15
13
11
8
7
45
5
5
7
5
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
143

Sweden PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PPE

Abstain (1)

3
2

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
122

Netherlands S&D

4

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Cyprus S&D

1
icon: Renew Renew
82

Ireland Renew

2

Italy Renew

2
3

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Finland Renew

3

Poland Renew

1

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

1

Estonia Renew

3

Slovenia Renew

For (1)

1

Hungary Renew

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
58

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

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34

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28

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1

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1

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1
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4
3

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1

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2
icon: ID ID
56

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1

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1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Visa 41 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 445, -: 107, 0: 15
DE ES FR RO NL PT IE BE IT SE CZ HR BG EL AT LT FI SK DK PL MT LU EE LV SI CY HU
Total
72
42
65
30
23
17
13
20
68
14
16
12
11
14
15
9
13
11
8
45
5
5
7
6
5
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
143

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2

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2

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3
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1
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120

Netherlands S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

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1

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2

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2

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82

Ireland Renew

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2
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icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
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1

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2

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34

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28

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48

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4
3

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1

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1

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icon: ID ID
54

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2

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2

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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Visa 46 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 446, -: 112, 0: 10
DE ES FR RO NL PT IE IT BE CZ HR BG AT LT FI SE EL SK DK LV PL SI MT LU EE CY HU
Total
72
43
66
30
23
17
13
68
19
16
12
11
15
9
13
14
14
11
8
7
45
5
5
5
7
4
16
icon: PPE PPE
142

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2

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3

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120

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4

Belgium S&D

2

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1

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2

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1

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icon: Renew Renew
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3
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icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
58

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3

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2

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1

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2

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3

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3

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3

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1

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1

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1
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34

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4

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28

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1

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2

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1
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48

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1

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4

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1

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1

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3

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icon: ID ID
55

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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Visa 51 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 446, -: 114, 0: 10
DE ES FR RO NL PT IE BE IT CZ HR BG AT LT FI SE EL SK DK LV PL SI MT LU EE CY HU
Total
70
42
69
30
23
17
13
20
68
16
12
11
15
9
13
14
14
11
8
7
45
5
5
5
7
5
16
icon: PPE PPE
141

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2

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2

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3

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2

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1
2

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1
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4

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1

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2

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1

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2

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icon: Renew Renew
84

Ireland Renew

2

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1

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3
3

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icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
56

Spain Verts/ALE

3

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2

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1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

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3

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3

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1

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2

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3

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1

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1

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1

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1

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For (1)

1
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35

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For (1)

1

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4

Belgium The Left

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1

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1

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1

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2
icon: NI NI
28

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1

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1

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2

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Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
48

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1

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1

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Netherlands ECR

4

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1

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1

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3

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2
icon: ID ID
56

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1

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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Annexe, § 3 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 442, -: 112, 0: 5
DE ES FR RO BE NL IE SE IT EL CZ BG AT LT FI PT HR SK LV PL MT LU DK SI EE CY HU
Total
67
43
66
29
20
23
13
14
68
14
16
11
15
9
13
16
11
11
7
45
5
5
7
5
6
4
16
icon: PPE PPE
140

Sweden PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

Abstain (1)

3

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For (1)

1
2

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1
icon: S&D S&D
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Netherlands S&D

4

Greece S&D

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1

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1

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2

Slovakia S&D

2

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2

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1
icon: Renew Renew
82

Ireland Renew

2
3

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icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
56

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3

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3

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2

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2

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For (1)

1

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3

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For (1)

1

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2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

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1

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1

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For (1)

1
icon: The Left The Left
34

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

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For (1)

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For (1)

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1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

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1

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1
icon: NI NI
28

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1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Against (1)

2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
48

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

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1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Sweden ECR

Against (1)

3

Greece ECR

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1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

1

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1

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1

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2
icon: ID ID
54

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2

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3

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2

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1

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1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Annexe, § 4 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 438, -: 103, 0: 6
DE ES FR RO BE IE NL SE IT EL CZ FI BG AT PT LT HR SK LV PL MT LU EE DK SI CY HU
Total
71
43
62
29
20
13
21
13
66
11
16
10
11
15
17
9
11
11
7
43
5
5
7
7
5
5
14
icon: PPE PPE
136

Sweden PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PPE

Abstain (1)

3
2
icon: S&D S&D
120

Netherlands S&D

4

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

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1

Estonia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

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For (1)

1

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1
icon: Renew Renew
81

Ireland Renew

2
3

Italy Renew

2

Finland Renew

3

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

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1

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1

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3

Denmark Renew

2

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
55

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

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1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

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1

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For (1)

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

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1
icon: The Left The Left
33

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Greece The Left

For (1)

1

Czechia The Left

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

Abstain (1)

2
icon: NI NI
28

Germany NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
45

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1

Spain ECR

Against (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Sweden ECR

2

Greece ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

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1

Croatia ECR

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1

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1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

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2
icon: ID ID
49

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2

Austria ID

3

Estonia ID

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1

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Against (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Considérant J/1 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 556, -: 11, 0: 1
DE FR IT PL ES RO NL BE PT CZ AT SE EL FI IE SK BG HR LT DK LV EE SI MT LU CY HU
Total
72
69
68
45
43
29
23
20
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
11
10
11
9
8
7
7
5
5
5
4
16
icon: PPE PPE
141

Sweden PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Slovenia PPE

3

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2
2

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
120

Netherlands S&D

4

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1
icon: Renew Renew
84

Italy Renew

2

Poland Renew

1

Austria Renew

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1
3

Finland Renew

3

Ireland Renew

2

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

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1

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3

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1

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For (1)

1

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
58

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1

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3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

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1

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For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

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1

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1

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1
icon: ID ID
56

Belgium ID

2
3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
48

Germany ECR

1

Spain ECR

For (1)

1

Romania ECR

1

Greece ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Latvia ECR

2
icon: The Left The Left
34

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Czechia The Left

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

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2

Finland The Left

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1

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1

Cyprus The Left

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icon: NI NI
27

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1

Netherlands NI

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1

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1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

1

A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Considérant J/2 #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 451, -: 66, 0: 44
DE ES IT FR RO NL BE PT SE IE EL AT FI CZ BG HR LT PL SK DK EE MT CY LU SI LV HU
Total
70
42
68
67
29
23
19
15
14
13
14
15
13
16
10
11
8
45
11
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
16
icon: PPE PPE
139

Sweden PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Slovakia PPE

Abstain (1)

4

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Malta PPE

2
2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

Abstain (1)

3

Latvia PPE

2

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
120

Netherlands S&D

4

Greece S&D

For (1)

1

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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2
icon: Renew Renew
83

Italy Renew

2

Belgium Renew

Abstain (1)

3
3

Ireland Renew

2

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Finland Renew

3

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

1

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For (1)

1

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1

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1

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3

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
57

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

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1

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

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For (1)

1

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3

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3

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A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2021/11/11 Outcome: +: 444, 0: 75, -: 48
DE ES IT RO FR PL BE NL IE CZ AT EL PT HR BG SK FI LT SE DK LV MT CY LU EE SI HU
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43
68
30
65
44
20
23
13
16
15
14
17
12
10
10
13
9
14
8
7
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AmendmentsDossier
599 2021/2036(INI)
2021/06/29 CULT 78 amendments...
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2021/07/09 JURI, LIBE 90 amendments...
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2021/07/15 JURI, LIBE 340 amendments...
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History

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  • The Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) and Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE) on strengthening democracy and media freedom and pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society.
  • Members highlighted that SLAPPs are vexatious, a direct attack on the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms and aim to silence the diversity of critical public thought and opinion, including through journalistic self-censorship. They consider that SLAPPs are particularly worrying if they are funded directly or indirectly from state budgets and are combined with other indirect and direct state measures against independent media outlets, independent journalism and civil society.
  • Current situation in the EU
  • The report stressed that SLAPPs are often meritless, frivolous or based on exaggerated and often abusive claims. They put psychological pressure on or consume the financial resources of those they target with the ultimate objective of blackmailing and forcing them into silence through the judicial procedure itself. Members stated that all Members States lack legislation on minimum safeguards which protect people from becoming SLAPP targets and ensure that their fundamental rights are upheld in all Member State jurisdictions. The Commission and Member States are invited to develop an ambitious, robust and complete legal framework in its future Media Freedom Act.
  • SLAPPs at global level
  • The report regretted that no Member State has so far enacted targeted legislation to provide protection against SLAPPs. It did however note that anti-SLAPP legislation is particularly well-developed in some states of the United States and Canada as well as in Australia. It encouraged the Commission to analyse anti-SLAPP best practices currently applied outside the EU which could provide valuable inspiration for Union legislative and non-legislative measures on the matter. Members underlined the importance of a common Union approach committing to the most ambitious legislation and best practices currently in force to discourage the use of SLAPPs in the Union.
  • Need for legislative action
  • Members agreed with the numerous civil society organisations academics, legal practitioners and victims who point to the need for legislative action against the growing problem of SLAPPs.
  • The Commission is called on to present proposals for:
  • - binding Union legislation on common and effective safeguards for victims of SLAPPs across the Union, including through a directive establishing minimum standards for protection against SLAPPs ;
  • - legislation that sets out common safeguards for persons investigating and reporting on or otherwise exposing these matters of public interest;
  • - measures to address SLAPP cases such as rules for the early dismissal of SLAPPs and other court actions that have the purpose of preventing public participation, which should include appropriate sanctions such as civil penalties or administrative fines, consideration of abusive motives even if the lawsuit or action is not dismissed, costs and damages suffered by the victim (economic, reputational, psychological or otherwise).
  • The Commission is also called on to raise awareness among judges and prosecutors across the EU about SLAPPs.
  • Possible soft law measures
  • Members underlined the urgent need for a robust fund for supporting victims of SLAPPs and organisations supporting them provided the funds are directly used for legal fees or the provision of legal aid and psychological support.
  • Complementarity with other instruments and policies
  • The report considered that the new anti-SLAPP legislative and non-legislative measures should complement other EU instruments and policies; welcomes the Union Strategy to tackle Organised Crime 2021-2025.
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 444 votes to 48, with 75 abstentions, a resolution on strengthening democracy and media freedom and pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society.
  • Violations of fundamental rights
  • In recent years, journalists and media actors in Europe and abroad are increasingly being threatened, physically attacked and assassinated because of their work, particularly when it focuses on the misuse of power, corruption, fundamental rights violations and criminal activities.
  • Recalling that independent impartial, professional and responsible journalism as well as access to pluralistic information are key pillars of democracy, Members highlighted that SLAPPs are vexatious, a direct attack on the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms and aim to silence the diversity of critical public thought and opinion, including through journalistic self-censorship. They consider that SLAPPs are particularly worrying if they are funded directly or indirectly from state budgets and are combined with other indirect and direct state measures against independent media outlets, independent journalism and civil society.
  • Effects on justice systems
  • The resolution stressed that safeguards against SLAPP lawsuits are essential to counter the threat that this abusive practice poses to the implementation of EU law and policies. SLAPPs not only severely undermine the right of effective access to justice of SLAPP victims, and thereby the rule of law, but also constitute a misuse of Member States’ justice systems and legal frameworks.
  • Members also stressed the importance of adopting common European standards and a coordinated approach to dealing with hate speech , especially in the online environment, as women journalists are more often victims of sexual violence and harassment.
  • Current situation in the EU
  • Litigants that resort to SLAPPs mostly use and abuse criminal defamation laws, civil lawsuits for libel, protection of one’s reputation or intellectual property rights such as copyright. An imbalance of power between the claimant and the defendant, particularly in terms of financial resources, and unpredictably large damages award claims in matters such as libel are common features of SLAPPs.
  • Members pointed out that all Member States lack legislation on minimum safeguards which protect people from becoming SLAPP targets and ensure that their fundamental rights are upheld in all Member State jurisdictions. The Commission and the Member States are invited to ensure transparency of media ownership and to develop an ambitious, robust and complete legal framework in its future ‘Media Freedom Act’.
  • The Commission is invited to analyse anti-SLAPP best practices which currently exist in some US states, Canada and Australia, which could be a source of inspiration for EU-wide measures.
  • Need for legislative action
  • Members agreed with numerous civil society organisations academics, legal practitioners and victims who point to the need for legislative action against the growing problem of SLAPPs.
  • The Commission is called on to present proposals for:
  • - binding Union legislation on common and effective safeguards for victims of SLAPPs across the Union, including through a directive establishing minimum standards for protection against SLAPPs respecting rights and principles enshrined in the Charter;
  • - legislative measures to protect public participation, to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market by allowing corruption and other abusive practices to be exposed;
  • - measures to address SLAPP cases such as rules for the early dismissal of SLAPPs and other court actions that have the purpose of preventing public participation, which should include appropriate sanctions such as civil penalties or administrative fines, consideration of abusive motives even if the lawsuit or action is not dismissed, costs and damages suffered by the victim (economic, reputational, psychological or otherwise).
  • The Commission is also called on to raise awareness among judges and prosecutors across the EU about SLAPPs.
  • Possible soft law measures
  • Members underlined the urgent need for a robust fund for supporting victims of SLAPPs and organisations supporting them provided the funds are directly used for legal fees or the provision of legal aid and psychological support.
  • Complementarity with other instruments and policies
  • Parliament considered that the new anti-SLAPP legislative and non-legislative measures should complement other EU instruments and policies. Union level measures to combat SLAPPs should be complementary and consistent with other available tools, such as the mechanism for the protection of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, policies on combating corruption, and current financial programmes to support civil society and justice systems
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  • Members highlighted that SLAPPs are vexatious, a direct attack on the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms and aim to silence the diversity of critical public thought and opinion, including through journalistic self-censorship. They consider that SLAPPs are particularly worrying if they are funded directly or indirectly from state budgets and are combined with other indirect and direct state measures against independent media outlets, independent journalism and civil society.
  • Current situation in the EU
  • The report stressed that SLAPPs are often meritless, frivolous or based on exaggerated and often abusive claims. They put psychological pressure on or consume the financial resources of those they target with the ultimate objective of blackmailing and forcing them into silence through the judicial procedure itself. Members stated that all Members States lack legislation on minimum safeguards which protect people from becoming SLAPP targets and ensure that their fundamental rights are upheld in all Member State jurisdictions. The Commission and Member States are invited to develop an ambitious, robust and complete legal framework in its future Media Freedom Act.
  • SLAPPs at global level
  • The report regretted that no Member State has so far enacted targeted legislation to provide protection against SLAPPs. It did however note that anti-SLAPP legislation is particularly well-developed in some states of the United States and Canada as well as in Australia. It encouraged the Commission to analyse anti-SLAPP best practices currently applied outside the EU which could provide valuable inspiration for Union legislative and non-legislative measures on the matter. Members underlined the importance of a common Union approach committing to the most ambitious legislation and best practices currently in force to discourage the use of SLAPPs in the Union.
  • Need for legislative action
  • Members agreed with the numerous civil society organisations academics, legal practitioners and victims who point to the need for legislative action against the growing problem of SLAPPs.
  • The Commission is called on to present proposals for:
  • - binding Union legislation on common and effective safeguards for victims of SLAPPs across the Union, including through a directive establishing minimum standards for protection against SLAPPs ;
  • - legislation that sets out common safeguards for persons investigating and reporting on or otherwise exposing these matters of public interest;
  • - measures to address SLAPP cases such as rules for the early dismissal of SLAPPs and other court actions that have the purpose of preventing public participation, which should include appropriate sanctions such as civil penalties or administrative fines, consideration of abusive motives even if the lawsuit or action is not dismissed, costs and damages suffered by the victim (economic, reputational, psychological or otherwise).
  • The Commission is also called on to raise awareness among judges and prosecutors across the EU about SLAPPs.
  • Possible soft law measures
  • Members underlined the urgent need for a robust fund for supporting victims of SLAPPs and organisations supporting them provided the funds are directly used for legal fees or the provision of legal aid and psychological support.
  • Complementarity with other instruments and policies
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