← Votes·2021-06-09

Meeting the Global Covid-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries

Trade65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "wto"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Health65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vaccine"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 133728Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Meeting the Global Covid-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (355 for, 263 against, 71 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

355

Against

263

Abstain

Margin of victory

92 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 19Against 140Abstain 15Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 53Against 41Abstain 7Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 26Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 27Against 23Abstain 11Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 16Abstain 6Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Germany46
Poland35
Spain35
Italy32

Most against

Romania18
Netherlands17
Czech Republic14
Hungary13
Austria11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 46Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 10Abstain 32Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 35Against 4Abstain 10Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 19Abstain 5Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

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