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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 194459Source: 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
✓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+6 / 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (302 for, 256 against, 11 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

302

Against

256

Abstain

Margin of victory

46 votes

Turnout (cast)

569

Absent

140

Participation rate

80.3%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 125Against 7Abstain 9Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 105Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR81 MEPs

For 61Against 4Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 8Against 54Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany52
Poland40
Italy31
Czech Republic14
Romania14

Most against

France36
Spain24
Netherlands20
Denmark12
Sweden12

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 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 36Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 28Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 6Absent 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 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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