← Votes·2020-10-07

The draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of acrylamide in certain foodstuffs for infants and young children

Vote ID 118525Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of acrylamide in certain foodstuffs for infants and young children”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (469 for, 137 against, 90 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

469

Against

137

Abstain

Margin of victory

332 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.9%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 72Against 66Abstain 41Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 88Against 2Abstain 11Absent 0

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 26Against 15Abstain 24Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 12Against 39Abstain 11Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 32Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Spain55
Germany48
Italy38
Portugal21

Most against

Poland26
Hungary13
Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
Hungary
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium20 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 39Abstain 8Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 36Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 26Abstain 15Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

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