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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 194456Source: 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, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (282 for, 274 against, 13 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

282

Against

274

Abstain

Margin of victory

8 votes

Turnout (cast)

569

Absent

140

Participation rate

80.3%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 8 votes. 140 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (140) was larger than the 8-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
S&Dhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 8)
PfEhad 19 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 (18 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 117Against 15Abstain 9Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 105Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR81 MEPs

For 58Against 5Abstain 2Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 8Against 53Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Poland40
Italy31
Romania14
Czech Republic13

Most against

France36
Spain25
Netherlands21
Sweden12
Belgium11

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 36Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 33Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 31Against 29Abstain 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 7Against 21Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 3Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

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