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The draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean SYHT0H2 (SYN-ØØØH2-5), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Vote ID 124724Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 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+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 implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean SYHT0H2 (SYN-ØØØH2-5), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 186 against, 24 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

476

Against

186

Abstain

Margin of victory

290 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 56Against 105Abstain 11Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 47Against 45Abstain 6Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 52Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France78
Italy65
Germany48
Poland36
Spain33

Most against

Romania21
Netherlands15
Czech Republic12
Sweden11
Estonia4

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 44Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 13Abstain 2Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 18Abstain 7Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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