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Decisions about pharmaceuticals, medicine shortages, medical devices or clinical trials.
3 subjects in 3 sittings · 3 adopted, 0 rejected · Oct 2024 – Jun 2026
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- Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament adopted a resolution on implementing the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and risks to medicine supply security. It supports the directive's environmental goals but worries that higher-than-expected costs and the polluter-pays scheme could hurt medicine availability and EU manufacturing. MEPs ask the Commission to run an independent study by early 2027 and to suspend the extended producer responsibility rules until its findings are assessed.
18 Jun 2026 · Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 25 ballots · voted 13:15 · B-10-2026-0282 · 2026/2652
Adopted 294–245–28 · by a small majority - Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The proposal aims to strengthen the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products in the EU. Parliament adopted its position on the proposed law, which includes amendments to boost EU manufacturing and improve coordination among member states. The position also calls for better use of existing data tools and involvement of stakeholders across the supply chain.
20 Jan 2026 · New laws · report by Tomislav Sokol · 1st reading · 43 ballots · voted 12:43 · A-10-2025-0272 · 2025/0102
Adopted 503–57–108 · by a large majority - Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the Commission to propose a revision of the Medical Devices Regulation and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation. The revision should address implementation challenges, consider stakeholders' views, and focus on timely availability of medical technologies, a more predictable system, and less administrative burden for manufacturers. It should also boost sector competitiveness while ensuring high patient safety. Parliament asks that the resolution be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and member states' governments and parliaments.
23 Oct 2024 · Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 17 ballots · voted 13:52 · B-10-2024-0127 · 2024/2849
Adopted no count published
Dossiers involved · latest vote first
- 2026/2652 Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines 18 Jun 2026 · 1 vote
- 2025/0102 Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest 20 Jan 2026 · 1 vote
- 2024/2849 Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation 23 Oct 2024 · 1 vote
Who backs what
How each group's majority voted on the 2 most recent final A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. votes about medicines & devices.
With the result = share of these votes where the group's position matched the outcome (For an adopted text, Against a rejected one). The other columns count the votes by the group's position; Split = no position had a majority among its members. Non-attached members have no group line.
| Group | With the result | For | Against | Abstained | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left · democratic socialism, communism. Founded 1995 (as GUE; “The Left” since 2021) | 50 % | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-left · green politics, regionalism. Founded 1999 | 50 % | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-left · social democracy. Founded 1953 (as Socialist Group; S&D since 2009) | 50 % | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) | 50 % | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism. Founded 1953 (as Christian Democratic Group) | 100 % | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 | 50 % | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism. Founded July 2024 | 50 % | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Far-right · ultranationalism. Founded July 2024 | 50 % | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The latest final votes, group by group
Each group's majority position: For, Against, Abstained, or Split. — = the group did not vote.
| Decision | Left · democratic socialism, communism. Founded 1995 (as GUE; “The Left” since 2021) | Centre-left · green politics, regionalism. Founded 1999 | Centre-left · social democracy. Founded 1953 (as Socialist Group; S&D since 2009) | Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) | Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism. Founded 1953 (as Christian Democratic Group) | Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 | Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism. Founded July 2024 | Far-right · ultranationalism. Founded July 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines 18 Jun 2026 · adopted | Against | Against | Against | Against | For | For | For | For |
| Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest 20 Jan 2026 · adopted | For | For | For | For | For | Abstained | Abstained | Against |