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Union code relating to medicinal products for human use ***I

Vote ID 166975Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 “Union code relating to medicinal products for human use ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (495 for, 57 against, 45 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

495

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

438 votes

Turnout (cast)

597

Absent

108

Participation rate

84.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 146Against 3Abstain 0Absent 30

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 5Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew100 MEPs

For 88Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 62Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 36Against 7Abstain 12Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 21Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 25Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 8Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
Spain51
France47
Poland42
Netherlands22

Most against

Malta4

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 23Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 30Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

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