← Votes·2020-10-23

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 124015Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (425 for, 212 against, 51 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

425

Against

212

Abstain

Margin of victory

213 votes

Turnout (cast)

688

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 17Abstain 7Absent 3

S&D135 MEPs

For 70Against 41Abstain 19Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 84Against 12Abstain 3Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 50Against 9Abstain 6Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 44Against 14Abstain 4Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 16Abstain 5Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy66
France51
Poland44
Spain30
Romania29

Most against

Germany47
Netherlands17
Belgium13
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 25Abstain 1Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 47Abstain 11Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 66Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 30Against 28Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

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