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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
View all votes on Education →
Vote ID 135435Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
36
/ 100

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+7 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (145 for, 531 against, 18 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
145
Against
531
Abstain
18
Margin of victory
386 votes
Turnout (cast)
694
Absent
11
Participation rate
98.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 5Against 171Abstain 1Absent 2
S&D136 MEPs
For 11Against 121Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 3Against 94Abstain 4Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
PfE67 MEPs
For 6Against 60Abstain 1Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 6Against 56Abstain 1Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 12Against 23Abstain 9Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 34Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Sweden12
Most against
  • Germany62
  • Italy61
  • France55
  • Poland49
  • Spain46
Divided delegations
  • Finland
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Sweden
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 4Against 16Abstain 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 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 23Against 55Abstain 1Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 31Against 62Abstain 0Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 13Against 61Abstain 0Absent 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 4Against 24Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 1Against 49Abstain 1Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 9Against 46Abstain 3Absent 1
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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