← Votes·2021-07-07

European Medicines Agency

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 134516Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “European Medicines Agency”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (434 for, 202 against, 57 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

434

Against

202

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 21Against 152Abstain 2Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 97Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 47Against 19Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 49Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 12Abstain 5Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France79
Italy56
Germany55
Spain40
Romania19

Most against

Hungary13
Greece8

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 40Abstain 1Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 10Abstain 8Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 27Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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