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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 194457Source: 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, 276 against, 7 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

276

Abstain

Margin of victory

6 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

144

Participation rate

79.7%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 6 votes. 144 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (144) was larger than the 6-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
S&Dhad 31 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
PfEhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
ECRhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Renewhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Greens-EFAhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 6)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (18 absent)Germany (16 absent)Italy (13 absent)Romania (13 absent)Spain (11 absent)Poland (10 absent)Greece (8 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 121Against 19Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 103Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE84 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

ECR81 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 2Absent 17

Renew76 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
Poland40
Italy32
Czech Republic15
Romania13

Most against

France32
Spain26
Netherlands21
Sweden16
Denmark12

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 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 32Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 39Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 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 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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