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Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposal
Adopted by a small majority
Adopted.
- For
- 334
- Against
- 294
- Abstained
- 11
roll-call vote at 12:24 · 52% of votes cast in favour
How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew; Against: EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 34 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 116 for, 6 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 56 for, 10 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP Against 30 for, 129 against, 5 abstainedof 193
- ECR Against 22 for, 49 against, 1 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 6 for, 72 against, 1 abstainedof 87
- ESN Against 0 for, 23 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 21 for, 4 against, 3 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
83 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (34 of 36). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal, abstained), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, against)
S&D voted for (116 of 122). Against: 6
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden), Evin Incir (Sweden), Heléne Fritzon (Sweden), Johan Danielsson (Sweden), Maria Guzenina (Finland)
1 more from S&D
Sofie Eriksson (Sweden)
Renew voted for (56 of 66). Against: 10
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden), Anna-Maja Henriksson (Finland), Asger Christensen (Denmark), Bart Groothuis (Netherlands), Elsi Katainen (Finland)
5 more from Renew
Emma Wiesner (Sweden), Jeannette Baljeu (Netherlands), Karin Karlsbro (Sweden), Malik Azmani (Netherlands), Morten Løkkegaard (Denmark)
EPP voted against (129 of 164). For: 30, Abstained: 5
Adina Vălean (Romania, abstained), Alexander Bernhuber (Austria, for), Alexandra Mehnert (Germany, for), Angelika Winzig (Austria, for), Axel Voss (Germany, for)
30 more from EPP
Christian Ehler (Germany, for), Christine Schneider (Germany, for), Danuše Nerudová (Czechia, for), David Casa (Malta, for), Dennis Radtke (Germany, for), Herbert Dorfmann (Italy, for), Hildegard Bentele (Germany, for), Inese Vaidere (Latvia, for), Jan Farský (Czechia, for), Jens Gieseke (Germany, for), Liesbet Sommen (Belgium, abstained), Luděk Niedermayer (Czechia, for), Lukas Mandl (Austria, for), Marco Falcone (Italy, abstained), Marion Walsmann (Germany, for), Markus Ferber (Germany, for), Michael Gahler (Germany, for), Mika Aaltola (Finland, for), Niclas Herbst (Germany, for), Norbert Lins (Germany, for), Ondřej Kolář (Czechia, for), Pascal Arimont (Belgium, for), Peter Liese (Germany, for), Ralf Seekatz (Germany, for), Reinhold Lopatka (Austria, for), Sabine Verheyen (Germany, for), Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, abstained), Sophia Kircher (Austria, for), Stefan Berger (Germany, for), Wouter Beke (Belgium, abstained)
ECR voted against (49 of 72). For: 22, Abstained: 1
Adrian-George Axinia (Romania, for), Anna Zalewska (Poland, for), Beata Szydło (Poland, for), Bogdan Rzońca (Poland, for), Cristian Terheş (Romania, for)
18 more from ECR
Daniel Obajtek (Poland, for), Dominik Tarczyński (Poland, for), Geadis Geadi (Cyprus, for), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, for), Jacek Ozdoba (Poland, for), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (Poland, for), Joachim Stanisław Brudziński (Poland, for), Kosma Złotowski (Poland, for), Maciej Wąsik (Poland, for), Małgorzata Gosiewska (Poland, for), Mariusz Kamiński (Poland, for), Marlena Maląg (Poland, for), Michał Dworczyk (Poland, for), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, abstained), Patryk Jaki (Poland, for), Tobiasz Bocheński (Poland, for), Waldemar Buda (Poland, for), Waldemar Tomaszewski (Lithuania, for)
Patriots voted against (72 of 79). For: 6, Abstained: 1
Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, for), France Jamet (France, abstained), Georg Mayer (Austria, for), Gerald Hauser (Austria, for), Harald Vilimsky (Austria, for)
2 more from Patriots
Petra Steger (Austria, for), Roman Haider (Austria, for)
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