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Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines

Health65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "medicine"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Environment65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "waste"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 194450Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very 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+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (263 for, 271 against, 33 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

263

Against

271

Abstain

Margin of victory

8 votes

Turnout (cast)

567

Absent

142

Participation rate

80.0%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 8 votes. 142 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (142) was larger than the 8-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 40 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
S&Dhad 30 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
PfEhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
ECRhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
Renewhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 8)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (20 absent)Germany (17 absent)Italy (13 absent)Romania (12 absent)Spain (11 absent)Poland (9 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 128Against 9Abstain 5Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 104Abstain 1Absent 30

ECR81 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 21Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 5Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
Poland38
Czech Republic12
Hungary12
Romania12

Most against

France31
Italy29
Spain25
Netherlands18
Denmark12

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 28Against 31Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 39Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 6Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 38Against 5Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 6Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

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