← Votes·2020-10-21

Support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP strategic plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 2021–2027

Agriculture98%★

Confidence: 98%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "agricultural"
title/description contains "rural"
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 122571Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Agriculture
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP strategic plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 2021–2027”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and PfE voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (289 for, 316 against, 89 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

289

Against

316

Abstain

Margin of victory

27 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 27 votes. 9 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (9) was not larger than the 27-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 23Against 148Abstain 6Absent 2

S&D135 MEPs

For 81Against 30Abstain 22Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 34Against 48Abstain 19Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 8Against 57Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 17Against 16Abstain 29Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 14Abstain 8Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
France36
Netherlands17
Sweden17
Belgium12

Most against

Italy44
Spain44
Romania22
Bulgaria12
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 31Abstain 11Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 44Abstain 7Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 30Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 9Against 44Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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