← Votes·2025-12-16

Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations ***II

Vote ID 182612Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 of patents in crisis situations ***II”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (128 for, 454 against, 57 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

128

Against

454

Abstain

Margin of victory

326 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 0Against 169Abstain 2Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 121Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 52Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Hungary9

Most against

Germany63
Spain46
France42
Italy41
Poland24

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 42Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 63Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 41Abstain 24Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 24Abstain 15Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 4Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 46Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…