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Financial assistance to Member States and countries negotiating their accession to the Union seriously affected by a major public health emergency

Health86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "health"
title/description contains "public health"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Enlargement65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "accession"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 112996Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Enlargement
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Financial assistance to Member States and countries negotiating their accession to the Union seriously affected by a major public health emergency”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (106 for, 578 against, 4 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

106

Against

578

Abstain

Margin of victory

472 votes

Turnout (cast)

688

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 165Abstain 2Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 133Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 0Against 99Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 22Against 39Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 26Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany82
Spain54
France51
Poland49
Italy41

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 51Abstain 2Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 82Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 41Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 4Against 54Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs