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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
View all votes on Agriculture
Vote ID 118523Source: official EP roll-call records
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/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • 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+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 “Equivalence of field inspections carried out on cereal seed-producing crops and equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (491 for, 159 against, 47 abstentions).

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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
491
Against
159
Abstain
47
Margin of victory
332 votes
Turnout (cast)
697
Absent
7
Participation rate
99.0%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 164Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 132Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 45Against 24Abstain 32Absent 0
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 63Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 13Against 46Abstain 6Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 49Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 22Against 18Abstain 3Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany78
  • Poland51
  • Spain45
  • Romania24
  • Hungary21
Most against
  • France59
  • Italy40
Divided delegations
  • Greece
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium20 MEPs
For 12Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 19Against 59Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 78Against 8Abstain 9Absent 1
Greece21 MEPs
For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 34Against 40Abstain 1Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 19Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 51Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 24Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 45Against 6Abstain 8Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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