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Check their Vote on the EU Copyright Directive

The directory below lists the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) of your country and how they voted during the crucial European Parliament Plenary session vote on the new EU Copyright Directive on 26 March, 2019. Jump to the results below.

Please note that several MEPs ended-up ‘correcting’ their vote afterwards. MEPs can ‘correct’ their vote in the official records up to 2-weeks after the vote, in order to indicate that they had the intention of voting differently than they did. These votes are marked as ‘CORRECTED’ in the directory below. These corrections do not change the actual vote results.

A short explainer of how MEPs’ voting behaviour is categorised:

Vote on Possibility to Change the Final Text: This column reflects how MEPs voted on the possibility to change the final text (= opening the vote on Amendments). If enough MEPs would have voted FOR, then they would have had the possibility to vote on Amendments to remove (= delete) both upload filters (Article 17, ex Art. 13) and the link tax (Article 15, ex Art. 11) from the final text of the new EU Copyright Directive, before voting on the (updated) text itself. MEPs’ voting behaviour is displayed as follows:

  • FOR [= MEPs who voted ‘FOR’ the possibility to change the final text, allowing MEPs to vote on Amendments to remove (= delete) Articles 15 & 17 (ex Art. 11 & 13)]
  • FOR – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to vote ‘FOR’ – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • AGAINST [= MEPs who voted ‘AGAINST’ the possibility to change the final text, allowing MEPs to vote on Amendments to remove (= delete) Articles 15 & 17 (ex Art. 11 & 13)]
  • AGAINST – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to vote ‘AGAINST’ – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • ABSTAINED [= MEPs who decided to not vote in favour or against the possibility to change the final text]
  • ABSTAINED – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to ‘ABSTAIN’ from voting – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • NOT PRESENT [= MEPs who were not present for this vote]

Final Vote on Copyright Directive: This column reflects how MEPs voted on the final text of the new EU Copyright Directive. The final text included both upload filters (Article 17, ex Art 13) and the link tax (Article 15, ex Art. 11), since the previous vote dismissed the possibility of considering amendments that proposed the deletion of these two toxic articles. The version voted on was the provisional trilogue agreement text on which the European Parliament and Council [aka EU Member States] reached an agreement on 13 February. MEPs’ voting behaviour is displayed as follows:

  • FOR [= MEPs who voted ‘FOR’ the final text of the Copyright Directive, including Articles 15 & 17 (ex Art. 11 & 13)]
  • FOR – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to vote ‘FOR’ – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • AGAINST [= MEPs who voted ‘AGAINST’ the final text of the Copyright Directive, including Articles 15 & 17 (ex Art. 11 & 13)]
  • AGAINST – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to vote ‘AGAINST’ – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • ABSTAINED [= MEPs who decided to not vote in favour or against the Copyright Directive]
  • ABSTAINED – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to ‘ABSTAIN’ from voting – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • NOT PRESENT [= MEPs who were not present for this vote]

Over 130 MEPs from across the EU pledged in advance to vote in favour of deleting Article 17 (ex Art. 13) and against the final text of the new EU Copyright Directive if Article 17 (ex Art. 13) would remain in it. Check who pledged and how they voted here:

Pledge2019.eu

If you want to check out a more in-depth overview of MEPs’ voting behaviour, covering all EU Member States, please see our spreadsheet in Excel format (with graphics) or in OpenDocument format (without graphics). The official voting records provided by the European Parliament can be found here, see pp. 50-51 for the procedural vote on the possibility to change the final text and pp. 52-53 for the final vote on the Copyright Directive.

Don’t forget to follow @FixIt_EU for updates on copyright & to follow @edri for more general updates on digital and fundamental rights issues.

How Your MEPs Voted on the EU Copyright Directive

PhotoNamePolitical GroupNational PartyVote on Possibility to
Change the Final Text
[= Opening the Vote on
Amendments to Delete
Art. 17 (ex Art. 13)]		Final Vote on
Copyright Directive
[= Vote on Text Including
Art. 17 (ex Art. 13)]		Links
Juan Fernando López AguilarS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Ramón Jáuregui AtondoS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Pilar AyusoEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Santiago Fisas AyxelàEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Ramon Tremosa I BalcellsALDE
PDeCAT
FOR
AGAINST - CORRECTED
Izaskun Bilbao BarandicaALDE
EAJ-PNV
AGAINST
FOR
María Teresa Giménez BarbatALDE
Independiente
AGAINST
FOR
Teresa Jiménez-Becerril BarrioEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Beatriz Becerra BasterrecheaALDE
Independiente
FOR
AGAINST
Paloma López BermejoGUE/NGL
IU
FOR
ABSTAINED
Lola Sánchez CaldenteyGUE/NGL
PODEMOS
FOR
AGAINST
Enrique Calvet ChambonALDE
Independiente
AGAINST
FOR
Agustín Díaz De Mera García ConsuegraEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Miguel Urbán CrespoGUE/NGL
PODEMOS
FOR
AGAINST
Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero FernándezS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Jonás FernándezS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Rosa Estaràs FerragutEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Verónica Lope FontagnéEPP
PP
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Francesc GambúsEPP
Independiente
AGAINST
FOR
Clara Aguilera GarcíaS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Esther Herranz GarcíaEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Marina Albiol GuzmánGUE/NGL
IU
FOR
AGAINST
Carlos IturgaizEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Javi LópezS&D
PSC
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
José Blanco LópezS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Florent MarcellesiGreens/EFA
EQUO
FOR
AGAINST
Estefanía Torres MartínezGUE/NGL
PODEMOS
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Gabriel MatoEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Ana MirandaGreens/EFA
BNG
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Francisco José Millán MonEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Javier NartALDE
Cs
AGAINST
FOR
Luis de Grandes PascualEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Tania González PeñasGUE/NGL
PODEMOS
FOR
AGAINST
Iratxe García PérezS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Javier Couso PermuyGUE/NGL
IU
FOR
AGAINST
Esteban González PonsEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Sergio Gutiérrez PrietoS&D
PSOE
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Carolina PunsetALDE
Cs
AGAINST
FOR
María Lidia Senra RodríguezGUE/NGL
AGE en Europa
FOR
AGAINST
Eider Gardiazabal RubialS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Maite Pagazaurtundúa RuizALDE
UPYD
AGAINST
FOR
Soledad Cabezón RuizS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Enrique Guerrero SalomS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-NeyraEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Inés Ayala SenderS&D
PSOE
AGAINST
FOR
Ramón Luis Valcárcel SisoEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Jordi SoléGreens/EFA
ERC
FOR
AGAINST
Josep-Maria TerricabrasGreens/EFA
ERC
FOR
AGAINST
Ernest UrtasunGreens/EFA
ICV
FOR
AGAINST
Elena ValencianoS&D
PSOE
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Ángela VallinaGUE/NGL
IU
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Pilar del Castillo VeraEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Antonio López-Istúriz WhiteEPP
PP
AGAINST
FOR
Xabier Benito ZiluagaGUE/NGL
PODEMOS
FOR
AGAINST
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