Topic · Subtopic · model-assigned
Medicines & devices
Decisions about pharmaceuticals, medicine shortages, medical devices or clinical trials.
- Decisions
- 3 on 3 sitting days
- Outcomes
- 3 adopted · 0 rejected
- Period
- 23 Oct 2024 – 18 Jun 2026
- Assigned by
- A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
- Roll-call votes
- 2
- By kind
- New laws 1 · Resolutions 2
- Part of
- Health
- Key
- health/medicines
The latest decisions on this subtopic, newest first; the export holds all of them.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines | Resolutions | Adopted | 294 for, 245 against, 28 abstained by roll call |
| 20 Jan 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 | New laws | Passed | 503 for, 57 against, 108 abstained by roll call |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation | Resolutions | Adopted | show of hands — no count |
Dossiers, 3
The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.
| Dossier | Decisions | Latest decision |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines 2026-2652 | Decisions1 | 18 Jun 2026 · Adopted |
| 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 2025-0102 | Decisions1 | 20 Jan 2026 · Adopted |
| Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation 2024-2849 | Decisions1 | 23 Oct 2024 · Adopted |
Group lines
How each group voted on the final votes of this subtopic: its clear line or divided.
| Group | For | Against | Abstained | Divided | With the outcome | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For1 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome1 | of2 |
| Greens | For1 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome1 | of2 |
| S&D | For1 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome1 | of2 |
| Renew | For1 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome1 | of2 |
| EPP | For2 | Against0 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome2 | of2 |
| ECR | For1 | Against0 | Abst.1 | Divided0 | With outcome1 | of2 |
| Patriots | For1 | Against0 | Abst.0 | Divided1 | With outcome1 | of2 |
| ESN | For1 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome1 | of2 |
Connections
Topics and issues that come up together with this one, and its main dossiers.
Topics that come up with it
- Topic Economy & single market Competitiveness, industry, single market rules, finance, taxation.
- Topic Climate & environment Emissions targets, carbon pricing, nature, pollution and waste.
Running issues
- Issue Medicine supply security Running issue · Crisis 18 Jun 2026
- Issue EU competitiveness Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
- Issue EU economic security Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Medicines & devices”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/health?sub=medicines (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-health-medicines,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Medicines \& devices}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/health?sub=medicines}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/health?sub=medicines},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}