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2018 discharge: European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Health65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "medicine"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 114004Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “2018 discharge: European Medicines Agency (EMA)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (558 for, 121 against, 11 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

558

Against

121

Abstain

Margin of victory

437 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 172Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 12Against 50Abstain 3Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 50Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 7Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Spain52
France50
Poland50
Romania33

Most against

Italy43

Divided delegations

France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 28Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 16Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 52Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs