← Votes·2021-09-15

Criteria for the designation of antimicrobials to be reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans

Vote ID 135560Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Criteria for the designation of antimicrobials to be reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (204 for, 450 against, 32 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

204

Against

450

Abstain

Margin of victory

246 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 165Abstain 4Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 75Against 43Abstain 13Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 7Against 85Abstain 8Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 0Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 20Abstain 6Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Portugal11
Denmark7

Most against

France52
Germany47
Italy47
Spain45
Poland40

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Lithuania
Portugal
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 52Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 47Abstain 14Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 40Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 27Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 8Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 13Against 45Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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