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Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines
Adopted by a small majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 294
- Against
- 245
- Abstained
- 28
roll-call vote at 13:18 · 52% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0282
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on implementing the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and risks to medicine supply security.§1: source passage in the text 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.§1: source passage in the text 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.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew
- The Left Against 0 for, 38 against, 0 abstainedof 45
- Greens Against 0 for, 43 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 4 for, 100 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew Against 14 for, 45 against, 3 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 136 for, 1 against, 4 abstainedof 185
- ECR For 55 for, 3 against, 7 abstainedof 82
- Patriots For 51 for, 8 against, 6 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 19 for, 3 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 15 for, 4 against, 6 abstainedof 29
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
55 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted against (100 of 104). For: 4
Gabriela Firea (Romania), Maria Grapini (Romania), Mihai Tudose (Romania), Vasile Dîncu (Romania)
Renew voted against (45 of 62). For: 14, Abstained: 3
Andreas Glück (Germany, for), Asger Christensen (Denmark, for), Bart Groothuis (Netherlands, for), Christine Singer (Germany, for), Christophe Grudler (France, abstained)
12 more from Renew
Engin Eroglu (Germany, for), Helmut Brandstätter (Austria, for), Hilde Vautmans (Belgium, for), Hristo Petrov (Bulgaria, for), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany, for), Joachim Streit (Germany, for), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Germany, abstained), Marjan Šarec (Slovenia, for), Moritz Körner (Germany, for), Nikola Minchev (Bulgaria, for), Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Spain, abstained), Pina Picierno (Italy, for)
EPP voted for (136 of 141). Against: 1, Abstained: 4
Luděk Niedermayer (Czechia, abstained), Manuela Ripa (Germany, against), Martine Kemp (Luxembourg, abstained), Pascal Arimont (Belgium, abstained), Wouter Beke (Belgium, abstained)
ECR voted for (55 of 65). Against: 3, Abstained: 7
Anna Zalewska (Poland, abstained), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands, against), Cristian Terheş (Romania, against), Dominik Tarczyński (Poland, abstained), Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained)
5 more from ECR
Jadwiga Wiśniewska (Poland, abstained), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, abstained), Marlena Maląg (Poland, abstained), Sander Smit (Netherlands, abstained), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against)
Patriots voted for (51 of 65). Against: 8, Abstained: 6
Anna Maria Cisint (Italy, abstained), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, against), Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, against), Georg Mayer (Austria, against), Gerald Hauser (Austria, against)
9 more from Patriots
Harald Vilimsky (Austria, against), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy, abstained), Paolo Borchia (Italy, abstained), Petra Steger (Austria, against), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy, abstained), Roman Haider (Austria, against), Silvia Sardone (Italy, abstained), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, abstained), Tomasz Buczek (Poland, against)
ESN voted for (19 of 24). Against: 3, Abstained: 2
Ivan David (Czechia, against), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, against), Milan Mazurek (Slovakia, abstained), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, abstained), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland, against)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (7 adopted, 1 rejected) and 8 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 4 lapsed). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.