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Shortage of medicines - how to address an emerging problem

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 117018Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Shortage of medicines - how to address an emerging problem”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (376 for, 256 against, 58 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

376

Against

256

Abstain

Margin of victory

120 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 25Against 145Abstain 5Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 2Abstain 13Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 76Against 13Abstain 9Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 12Against 35Abstain 19Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 56Abstain 2Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 29Against 3Abstain 10Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
France48
Spain35
Belgium21
Hungary20

Most against

Italy44
Poland27
Netherlands14
Bulgaria9
Greece9

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 8Abstain 23Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 40Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 44Abstain 14Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 17Abstain 7Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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