← Votes·2025-11-25

Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposal

Vote ID 181828Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 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 “Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposal”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (334 for, 294 against, 11 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

334

Against

294

Abstain

Margin of victory

40 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 30Against 127Abstain 5Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 6Against 71Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 22Against 51Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 59Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Austria20
Romania15
Belgium13
Slovakia10

Most against

France38
Italy32
Poland28
Spain26
Sweden16

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 32Abstain 1Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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