← Votes·2021-10-20

EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

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 136546Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines”. S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (356 for, 281 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

356

Against

281

Abstain

Margin of victory

75 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 20Against 154Abstain 3Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 36Against 64Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 4Against 35Abstain 27Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 35Against 14Abstain 12Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 8Abstain 13Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Spain37
Poland35
Greece17
Portugal14

Most against

Germany48
Romania22
Netherlands15
Czech Republic13
Austria11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 48Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 12Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 13Abstain 31Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 35Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 22Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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