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Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006 ***I

Vote ID 166202Source: 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
✓Some 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+8 / 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 “Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006 ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (484 for, 121 against, 20 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

484

Against

121

Abstain

Margin of victory

363 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

88.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 155Against 6Abstain 2Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 119Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew100 MEPs

For 74Against 10Abstain 2Absent 14

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 34Against 18Abstain 6Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 0Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 16Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
France55
Poland45
Spain45
Italy39

Most against

Sweden14
Denmark8

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 19Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 15Abstain 4Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 25Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

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