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The draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton LLCotton25 (ACS-GHØØ1-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Vote ID 109842Source: 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

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What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton LLCotton25 (ACS-GHØØ1-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (425 for, 179 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

425

Against

179

Abstain

Margin of victory

246 votes

Turnout (cast)

617

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 53Against 99Abstain 6Absent 15

S&D132 MEPs

For 110Against 1Abstain 2Absent 19

Renew96 MEPs

For 41Against 44Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 50Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR59 MEPs

For 38Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

NI43 MEPs

For 31Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France63
Italy61
Germany43
Poland32
Spain26

Most against

Netherlands14
Romania13
Sweden12
Czech Republic10
Lithuania6

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Lithuania
Netherlands
Portugal
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France74 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 41Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 61Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 32Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania32 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain54 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden20 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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