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A Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe

Health65%★
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "pharmaceutical"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 137328Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
42
/ 100

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+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 “A Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe”. Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (148 for, 501 against, 16 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
148
Against
501
Abstain
16
Margin of victory
353 votes
Turnout (cast)
665
Absent
40
Participation rate
94.3%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 4Against 165Abstain 8Absent 2
S&D136 MEPs
For 17Against 110Abstain 2Absent 7
Renew101 MEPs
For 9Against 88Abstain 1Absent 3
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 1Against 60Abstain 1Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 19
The Left38 MEPs
For 35Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 11Against 22Abstain 4Absent 7
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Cyprus3
  • Luxembourg3
Most against
  • Italy67
  • Germany61
  • Poland48
  • Spain42
  • Romania32
Divided delegations
  • Cyprus
  • France
  • Luxembourg
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 11Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 25Against 30Abstain 1Absent 23
Germany96 MEPs
For 32Against 61Abstain 0Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 10Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 8Against 67Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 3Against 48Abstain 1Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 0Against 32Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 12Against 42Abstain 0Absent 5
Sweden21 MEPs
For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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