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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU
Date: 28.04.2026Reference: A10-0047/2026sex educationproposal (EU)gender-based violenceinternational human rights lawaccess to the courtshelp for victimsdomestic violencefundamental rightssexual harassmentsexual violencefight against crime
Overall Result
- 223 For
- 343 Against
- 86 Abstention
- 67 Did not vote
How we count
- Yes, No and Abstention come from the European Parliament's roll-call voting protocol.
- “Did not vote” is derived: MEPs with a mandate on the voting day for whom no vote was recorded. Abstentions do not count towards this.
- Subsequent vote corrections are shown but do not change the official result.
- Each vote (overall vote, amendment, partial vote) counts separately. Therefore totals may differ from pages that count differently.
Status
Rejected
Outcome as recorded by the European Parliament.
- Vote held on
Procedure timeline
No procedure timeline is available for this vote yet.
Sources
Data: EP Open Data API
What is this about?
- Call for EU-wide definition of rape based on consent.
- 17.2 % of women in the EU experience sexual violence .
- Istanbul Convention as key international standard.
Vote by political group
How the political groups voted
Renew Europe (Renew)For11
- 11For
- 56Against
- 2Abstention
- 8Did not vote
Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)For1
- 1For
- 22Against
- 3Abstention
- 1Did not vote
European People's Party (EPP)For150
- 150For
- 2Against
- 15Abstention
- 18Did not vote
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)For24
- 24For
- 100Against
- 0Abstention
- 11Did not vote
Non-attached Members (NI)For9
- 9For
- 9Against
- 9Abstention
- 3Did not vote
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)For13
- 13For
- 55Against
- 7Abstention
- 6Did not vote
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)For8
- 8For
- 32Against
- 1Abstention
- 5Did not vote
Patriots for Europe (PfE)For7
- 7For
- 21Against
- 49Abstention
- 8Did not vote
Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)For0
- 0For
- 46Against
- 0Abstention
- 7Did not vote
Members
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| Name | Country | Group | Vote Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria | ESN | For | |
 Germany | EPP | For | |
 Poland | EPP | For | |
 Italy | S&D | For | |
 Portugal | EPP | For | |
 Ireland | EPP | For | |
 Netherlands | S&D | For | |
| Germany | EPP | For | |
 Romania | Renew | For | |
 Spain | S&D | Intended voteAgainstSubmitted vote: For |
