See which MEPs voted in favour of e-Privacy – and which ones against it
On 19 October, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted on the proposed e-Privacy Regulation. With 31 votes the Committee voted in favour of measures defending privacy, security and competition for phone and internet services.
The 31 MEPs in favour of the e-Privacy Regulation belong to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group (ALDE), the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD), the European United Left-Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), the Non-Inscrits (NI), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the Greens–European Free Alliance (Verts/ALE):
| Name | EU political group | Country | National party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gérard Deprez | ALDE | Belgium | Mouvement Réformateur (MR) |
| Nathalie Griesbeck | ALDE | France | Mouvement démocrate (MoDem) |
| Sophia in ‘t Veld | ALDE | Netherlands | Politieke Partij Democraten 66 (D66) |
| Kaja Kallas | ALDE | Estonia | Eesti Reformierakond |
| Angelika Mlinar | ALDE | Austria | NEOS – Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum |
| Ignazio Corrao | EFDD | Italy | Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) |
| Laura Ferrara | EFDD | Italy | Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) |
| Xabier Benito Ziluaga | GUE/NGL | Spain | Podemos |
| Cornelia Ernst | GUE/NGL | Germany | Die LINKE |
| Josu Juaristi Abaunz | GUE/NGL | Spain | Euskal Herria Bildu (EH Bildu) |
| Dennis de Jong | GUE/NGL | Netherlands | Socialistische Partij (SP) |
| Martin Sonneborn | NI | Germany | Die PARTEI |
| Caterina Chinnici | S&D | Italy | Partito Democratico (PD) |
| Ana Gomes | S&D | Portugal | Partido Socialista (PS) |
| Sylvie Guillaume | S&D | France | Parti socialiste (PS) |
| Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann | S&D | Germany | Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) |
| Cécile Kashetu Kyenge | S&D | Italy | Partito Democratico (PD) |
| Dietmar Köster | S&D | Germany | Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) |
| Marju Lauristin | S&D | Estonia | Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE) |
| Juan Fernando López Aguilar | S&D | Spain | Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) |
| Andrejs Mamikins | S&D | Latvia | Sociāldemokrātiskā Partija “Saskaņa” (SDPS) |
| Claude Moraes | S&D | United Kingdom | Labour Party |
| Péter Niedermüller | S&D | Hungary | Demokratikus Koalíció (DK) |
| Kati Piri | S&D | Netherlands | Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) |
| Soraya Post | S&D | Sweden | Feministiskt initiativ (FI) |
| Birgit Sippel | S&D | Germany | Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) |
| Janusz Zemke | S&D | Poland | Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (SLD) |
| Jan Philipp Albrecht | Verts/ALE | Germany | Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
| Eva Joly | Verts/ALE | France | Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV) |
| Judith Sargentini | Verts/ALE | Netherlands | GroenLinks |
| Bodil Valero | Verts/ALE | Sweden | Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP) |
The 24 MEPs against the e-Privacy Regulation belong to the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD), the Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF) and the European People’s Party (PPI):
| Name | EU political group | Country | National party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Dalton | ECR | United Kingdom | Conservative Party |
| Jussi Halla-aho | ECR | Finland | Perussuomalaiset (PS) |
| Monica Macovei | ECR | Romania | Independent |
| Helga Stevens | ECR | Belgium | Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) |
| Gerard Batten | EFDD | United Kingdom | UK Independence Party |
| Raymond Finch | EFDD | United Kingdom | UK Independence Party |
| Harald Vilimsky | ENF | Austria | Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ) |
| Auke Zijlstra | ENF | Netherlands | Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV) |
| Asim Ahmedov Ademov | PPE | Bulgaria | ГЕРБ, Граждани за европейско развитие на България |
| Heinz K. Becker | PPE | Austria | Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP) |
| Michał Boni | PPE | Poland | Platforma Obywatelska (PO) |
| Anna Maria Corazza Bildt | PPE | Sweden | Moderata samlingspartiet (M) |
| Rachida Dati | PPE | France | Les Républicains (LR) |
| Monika Hohlmeier | PPE | Germany | Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern (CSU) |
| Lívia Járóka | PPE | Hungary | Fidesz |
| Barbara Kudrycka | PPE | Poland | Platforma Obywatelska (PO) |
| Roberta Metsola | PPE | Malta | Partit Nazzjonalista (PN) |
| Alessandra Mussolini | PPE | Italy | Forza Italia (FI) |
| József Nagy | PPE | Slovakia | Most–Híd |
| Csaba Sógor | PPE | Romania | Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România |
| Jaromír Štětina | PPE | Czech Republic | Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita (TOP 9) |
| Traian Ungureanu | PPE | Romania | Partidul Național Liberal (PNL) |
| Axel Voss | PPE | Germany | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU) |
| Tomáš Zdechovský | PPE | Czech Republic | Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová (KDU–ČSL) |
One of the MEPs of the Committee was absent:
| Name | EU political group | Country | National party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Winberg | EFDD | Sweden | Sverigedemokraterna (SD) |
Euro-parliamentarians say a clear “no” to the anti-privacy lobby (19.10.2017)
https://edri.org/euro-parliamentarians-say-clear-no-anti-privacy-lobby/
e-Privacy Directive: Frequently Asked Questions
https://edri.org/epd-faq/
e-Privacy revision: Document pool
https://edri.org/eprivacy-directive-document-pool/
Quick guide on the proposal of an e-Privacy Regulation (09.03.2017)
https://edri.org/files/epd-revision/ePR_EDRi_quickguide_20170309.pdf
Dear MEPs: We need you to protect our privacy online! (05.10.2017)
https://edri.org/dear-meps-we-need-you-to-protect-our-privacy-online/
