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Common agricultural policy (CAP) 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 124019Source: 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: 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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) 2021–2027”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (463 for, 133 against, 92 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

463

Against

133

Abstain

Margin of victory

330 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 170Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 21Abstain 7Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 76Against 14Abstain 9Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 36Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 43Against 3Abstain 16Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 12Abstain 7Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 9Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Germany52
Poland49
Spain48
Romania29

Most against

Netherlands13
Sweden12
Denmark10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 59Against 12Abstain 6Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 32Abstain 11Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 5Abstain 36Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 8Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

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