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The draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MZHG0JG (SYN-ØØØJG-2), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Vote ID 108848Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MZHG0JG (SYN-ØØØJG-2), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (409 for, 173 against, 13 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

409

Against

173

Abstain

Margin of victory

236 votes

Turnout (cast)

595

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 50Against 101Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D132 MEPs

For 113Against 1Abstain 3Absent 15

Renew96 MEPs

For 44Against 39Abstain 3Absent 10

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR59 MEPs

For 29Against 17Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI43 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 3Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France65
Italy57
Germany44
Poland25
Spain25

Most against

Czech Republic13
Netherlands13
Sweden11
Finland7
Lithuania6

Divided delegations

Denmark
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Romania
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

France74 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 39Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 57Against 5Abstain 3Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 25Against 13Abstain 2Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania32 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 25Against 18Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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