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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 MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Vote ID 126263Source: 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 MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788, 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 (472 for, 194 against, 30 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

472

Against

194

Abstain

Margin of victory

278 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.9%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 55Against 108Abstain 15Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Renew100 MEPs

For 49Against 44Abstain 6Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 52Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 42Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 37Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Italy62
Germany50
Poland35
Spain30

Most against

Romania22
Netherlands15
Czech Republic12
Sweden11
Ireland7

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 8Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 44Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 35Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 30Against 22Abstain 7Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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