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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 194454Source: 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
✓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+3 / 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, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (305 for, 238 against, 21 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

305

Against

238

Abstain

Margin of victory

67 votes

Turnout (cast)

564

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.5%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 126Against 1Abstain 13Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 100Abstain 0Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR81 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 11Against 48Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 5Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
Poland40
Italy32
France30
Spain23

Most against

Netherlands16
Sweden12
Denmark10
Portugal10
Belgium9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 30Against 30Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 31Abstain 2Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 32Against 28Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 23Abstain 1Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

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