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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 136905Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

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+8 / 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 “EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (458 for, 149 against, 86 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

458

Against

149

Abstain

Margin of victory

309 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 36Against 116Abstain 21Absent 6

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 20Against 16Abstain 31Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 19Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 7Abstain 11Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Germany53
Spain41
Italy39
Poland37

Most against

Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Germany
Lithuania
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 8Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 41Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 12Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 12Abstain 24Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 37Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

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