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2022 discharge: European Medicines Agency

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Health65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "medicine"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 168056Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 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 “2022 discharge: European Medicines Agency”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (96 for, 485 against, 17 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

Against

485

Abstain

Margin of victory

389 votes

Turnout (cast)

598

Absent

107

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 147Abstain 0Absent 29

S&D136 MEPs

For 4Against 116Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 2Against 86Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 1Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 34Against 11Abstain 8Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 6Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 19Abstain 0Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 28Abstain 1Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary11

Most against

Germany73
Italy50
France49
Spain46
Poland24

Divided delegations

Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 14Against 49Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 73Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 5Against 50Abstain 7Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 46Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

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