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Equivalence of field inspections carried out on cereal seed-producing crops and equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine

Ukraine95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "ukraine"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "ukraine" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Foreign Affairs →
Agriculture66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "crops"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 117703Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
48
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 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 “Equivalence of field inspections carried out on cereal seed-producing crops and equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (111 for, 572 against, 11 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For
111
Against
572
Abstain
11
Margin of victory
461 votes
Turnout (cast)
694
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 11Against 168Abstain 1Absent 0
S&D136 MEPs
For 1Against 132Abstain 0Absent 3
Renew101 MEPs
For 2Against 99Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 4Against 64Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE66 MEPs
For 54Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 14Against 49Abstain 0Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 15Against 23Abstain 4Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 6Against 24Abstain 6Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Italy43
Most against
  • Germany83
  • Spain59
  • Poland51
  • France42
  • Romania32
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium20 MEPs
For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 28Against 42Abstain 7Absent 2
Germany96 MEPs
For 11Against 83Abstain 0Absent 2
Greece21 MEPs
For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 43Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 5Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 1Against 51Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 0Against 59Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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