← Votes·2021-09-15

Plans and actions to accelerate a transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Education64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "education"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 135433Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Plans and actions to accelerate a transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education”. Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (209 for, 450 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.

Result analysis

For

209

Against

450

Abstain

Margin of victory

241 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 8Against 168Abstain 1Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 18Against 112Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 4Against 95Abstain 2Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 49Against 9Abstain 9Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 8Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 15Abstain 9Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Sweden12
Austria11
Belgium11
Ireland8

Most against

Germany51
Poland46
Spain42
Italy35
Romania33

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 33Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 51Abstain 11Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 35Abstain 8Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 46Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 42Abstain 4Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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