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2019 discharge: European Medicines Agency

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 130181Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “2019 discharge: European Medicines Agency”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (353 for, 283 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

353

Against

283

Abstain

Margin of victory

70 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 11Against 162Abstain 4Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 6Against 94Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 55Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 44Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 30Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
Italy56
France48
Spain33
Netherlands14

Most against

Romania22
Hungary15
Bulgaria9
Czech Republic9
Denmark7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 35Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 11Abstain 7Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 26Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 22Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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