Strengthening global healthcare and preparedness against epidemics
Official title: Versterking van de wereldwijde veerkracht op gezondheidsgebied in partnerlanden
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- The European Parliament wants the EU to help partner countries reinforce their health systems against future disease outbreaks.
- Healthcare workers and citizens in partner countries will benefit through better facilities, local medicine production, and sustained funding.
- For you, this means a lower risk of global epidemics spreading rapidly to Europe.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
How parliament voted
Passed on 17 September 2026319 for · 142 against · 19 abstention(s)
In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided
96 for · 1 against · 4 abstentions
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S&D (Social Democrats) Voted for
91 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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ECR (Conservatives) Divided
4 for · 55 against · 1 abstention
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Patriots for Europe Divided
0 for · 52 against · 5 abstentions
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Renew (Liberals) Divided
53 for · 1 against · 3 abstentions
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Greens/EFA Voted for
39 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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The Left Voted for
34 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided
0 for · 21 against · 1 abstention
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Non-attached Divided
2 for · 12 against · 5 abstentions
How MEPs voted, by country
Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.
🇸🇪 MEPs from Sweden
Majority in favour10 for · 2 against · 0 abstentions
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