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A strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment

Health65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "pharmaceutical"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 117068Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “A strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment”. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (308 for, 374 against, 8 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

308

Against

374

Abstain

Margin of victory

66 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 169Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 130Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 4Against 94Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 58Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 58Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 13Against 22Abstain 7Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy43
Poland42
Hungary12
Bulgaria9
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany54
France47
Spain39
Netherlands19
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 32Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 54Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 17Against 39Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs