← Votes·2020-11-12

Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”)

Health65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "health"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 124347Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”)”. EPP, Greens-EFA, ECR and Left voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (339 for, 315 against, 35 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

339

Against

315

Abstain

Margin of victory

24 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 24 votes. 15 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (15) was not larger than the 24-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 158Against 13Abstain 4Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 131Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 6Against 93Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 13Against 30Abstain 23Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 45Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 19Abstain 5Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Poland44
Spain29
Greece15
Belgium14

Most against

France60
Italy32
Netherlands19
Romania17
Czech Republic12

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
Latvia
Luxembourg
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 19Against 60Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 32Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 32Abstain 29Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 29Against 29Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

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