← Votes·2024-03-13

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

Vote ID 166377Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (262 for, 351 against, 8 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

262

Against

351

Abstain

Margin of victory

89 votes

Turnout (cast)

621

Absent

Participation rate

88.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 159Abstain 1Absent 17

S&D136 MEPs

For 116Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew100 MEPs

For 30Against 51Abstain 4Absent 15

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 0Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 14Abstain 2Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France44
Germany41
Spain33
Portugal14
Ireland7

Most against

Italy41
Poland39
Romania21
Netherlands16
Sweden16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 41Abstain 4Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 41Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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