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Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2021–2027

Agriculture98%★

Confidence: 98%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "agricultural"
title/description contains "common agricultural policy"
dossier "common agricultural policy" implies this topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Budget65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

dossier "common agricultural policy" implies this topic

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 120698Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Agriculture
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2021–2027”. EPP, S&D, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (415 for, 187 against, 88 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

415

Against

187

Abstain

Margin of victory

228 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 160Against 7Abstain 9Absent 3

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 47Against 54Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 5Against 65Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 49Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 49Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 15Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland48
Spain46
Italy45
France36
Romania32

Most against

Germany40
Netherlands17
Czech Republic14
Belgium12
Denmark12

Divided delegations

Belgium
Estonia
Germany
Lithuania
Netherlands
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 19Abstain 22Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 40Abstain 15Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 29Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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