← Votes·2022-06-23

Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans

Vote ID 146357Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (269 for, 280 against, 46 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

269

Against

280

Abstain

Margin of victory

11 votes

Turnout (cast)

595

Absent

110

Participation rate

84.4%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 11 votes. 110 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (110) was larger than the 11-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 28 absent MEPs (margin was 11)
S&Dhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 11)
PfEhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 11)
NIhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 11)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (17 absent)Germany (13 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 31Against 110Abstain 10Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 80Against 16Abstain 17Absent 23

Renew101 MEPs

For 39Against 36Abstain 16Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 0Absent 11

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 1Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
France25
Netherlands16
Sweden15
Belgium12

Most against

Poland40
Italy37
Spain21
Romania16
Czech Republic9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 12Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 36Abstain 2Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 37Abstain 2Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 21Abstain 16Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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