Decision
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
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 503 for · 57 against · 108 abstained roll call
- Date
- 20 January 2026, 12:43–12:51
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/0102(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Tomislav Sokol
- Topics
- Economy & single marketHealth Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 43 votes · 16 roll calls · 14 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 separate vote)
- Sitting
- Tuesday 20 January 2026
- Final vote
- 183050
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 503 for, 57 against, 108 abstained (roll call).
Passed by a large majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 14 amendments (10 adopted, 4 rejected) and 24 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 8 rejected, 8 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ESN; ECR and Patriots mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 37 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | No vote 7 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.92 | |
| Greens | For 51 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 127 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 9 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 68 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 6 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 176 | Against 0 | Abst. 5 | No vote 7 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| ECR | For 5 | Against 11 | Abst. 56 | No vote 7 of 79 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.67 | |
| Patriots | For 21 | Against 21 | Abst. 37 | No vote 6 of 85 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.20 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 22 | Abst. 1 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| No group | For 17 | Against 3 | Abst. 6 | No vote 4 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 26
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
The Left line For · 2 abstained of 39 who voted
Abstained (2)
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
Renew line For · 1 abstained of 69 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON Finland
EPP line For · 5 abstained of 181 who voted
Abstained (5)
- Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE Sweden
- Arba KOKALARI Sweden
- Jessica POLFJÄRD Sweden
- Jörgen WARBORN Sweden
- Tomas TOBÉ Sweden
ECR line Abstained · 16 voted for or against of 72 who voted
Voted for or against (16)
- Aurelijus VERYGA Lithuania
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU Romania
- Cristian TERHEŞ Romania
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Jacek OZDOBA Poland
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
- Rihards KOLS Latvia
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 1 abstained of 24 who voted
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Belgium | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.58 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.55 |
| Germany | 78 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0.79 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.79 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 45 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0.77 |
| Finland | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.80 |
| France | 42 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0.35 |
| Greece | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.57 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.93 |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 42 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0.36 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.64 |
| Poland | 27 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0.34 |
| Portugal | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.92 |
| Romania | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.85 |
| Sweden | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.37 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.79 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomislav SOKOL Croatia | EPP | Speeches3 | 20 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Laurence TROCHU France | ECR | Speeches1 | 20 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Younous OMARJEE France | The Left | Speeches1 | 20 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Valérie DELOGE France | Patriots | Speeches3 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Christophe CLERGEAU France | S&D | Speeches2 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE Netherlands | Renew | Speeches2 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
Show the other 37 speakers
All votes on this decision, 43
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proposal to reject the text A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Proposal for rejection – Am 258 | Roll call | 44 for, 600 against, 13 abstained Rejected | |
| 2 | Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 3 | Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote | Show of hands | Adopted |
Show the other 42 votesShow the other 40 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 3 | Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote | Show of hands | Adopted |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 158 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 158 | Roll call | 492 for, 159 against, 14 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 5 | Amendment 159 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 159 | Roll call | 517 for, 127 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 6 | Amendment 162 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 162 | Roll call | 494 for, 152 against, 17 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 7 | Amendment 163 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 163 | Roll call | 528 for, 123 against, 10 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 8 | Amendment 164 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 164 | Roll call | 450 for, 205 against, 8 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 9 | Amendment 257 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point 5 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Article 3, § 1, point 5 – Am 257 | Roll call | 325 for, 284 against, 33 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 10 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 5 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 12 | Vote on text inserted after Article 12 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 13 | Separate vote on Article 16, paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 14 | Separate vote on Article 16, paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Amendment 250 to Article 16, after paragraph 2 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Article 16, after § 2 – Am 250 | Roll call | 141 for, 516 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 16 | Separate vote on Article 21 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 17 | Amendment 170 to Article 21 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Article 21 – Am 170 | Roll call | 525 for, 123 against, 14 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 18 | Separate vote on Article 21 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 19 | Separate vote on Article 22 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 20 | Separate vote on Article 22 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 21 | Separate vote on Article 22 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 22 | Amendment 178 to Article 22 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Article 22 – Am 178 | Roll call | 529 for, 120 against, 16 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 23 | Separate vote on Article 22 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 24 | Separate vote on Article 23 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 25 | Separate vote on Article 23 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 26 | Separate vote on Article 23 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 27 | Amendment 187 to Article 23 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Article 23 – Am 187 | Roll call | 527 for, 121 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 28 | Separate vote on Article 23 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 29 | Separate vote on Article 24 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 30 | Separate vote on Article 24 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 31 | Separate vote on Article 30, after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 32 | Separate vote on Article 30, after paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 33 | Vote on text inserted after recital 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 34 | Amendment 244, adding text after recital 3 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – After recital 3 – Am 244 | Roll call | 227 for, 299 against, 138 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 35 | Amendment 259 to recital 4 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Recital 4 – Am 259 | Roll call | 197 for, 454 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 36 | Vote on text inserted after recital 12 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 37 | Amendment 256, adding text after recital 12 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – After recital 12 – Am 256 | Roll call | 362 for, 259 against, 34 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 38 | Separate vote on recital 22 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 39 | Separate vote on recital 22 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 40 | Amendment 247, adding text after recital 22 A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – After recital 22 – Am 247 | Roll call | 224 for, 424 against, 20 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 41 | Vote on text inserted after recital 42 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 42 | Final vote A10-0272/2025 – Tomislav Sokol – Commission proposal | Roll call | 503 for, 57 against, 108 abstained Adopted | |
| 43 | Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4)) | Show of hands | Adopted |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, Patriots, ESN · separate votes by Patriots, ESN.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
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.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation aims to strengthen the security of supply and availability of critical medicinal products and improve access to medicinal products of common interest in the EU.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/0102(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Laying a 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/795
Parliament’s committee approved the deal reached with the Council on 14 July 2026; the plenary vote on it is still to come.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 21 May 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 15 December 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 19 December 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 20 January 2026 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 14 July 2026 (current stage)
- Published as law (to come)
Lead committee: SANT · Rapporteur: Tomislav SOKOL (EPP)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 9 connections: Running issue: Medicine supply security · Running issue: EU economic security
Running issue: Medicine supply security
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- Decision Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations New EU law · report by Adrián Vázquez Lázara 16 Dec 2025
Running issue: EU economic security
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- Decision Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V) New EU law · report by Sven Mikser, Pierfrancesco Maran, Aura Salla 16 Sept 2026 Passed
- Decision Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V) New EU law · report by Pekka Toveri, Anna-Maja Henriksson 16 Sept 2026 Passed
- Decision Global role of the euro Resolution · report by Rasmus Andresen 15 Sept 2026 Adopted
- Decision Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act New EU law · committee report 9 Jul 2026 Sent back to committee
- Decision Establishment of the digital euro New EU law · report by Fernando Navarrete Rojas 9 Jul 2026 Negotiating mandate approved
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “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”. Decision, 20 January 2026. votingId 183050, document A-10-2025-0272, reference 2025/0102(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-20/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-20-1,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{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}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-20},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/1}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/1},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 183050, document A-10-2025-0272, reference 2025/0102(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}