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Application of position limits to commodity derivatives and procedures for applying for exemption from position limits

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 147045Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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 “Application of position limits to commodity derivatives and procedures for applying for exemption from position limits”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (275 for, 348 against, 9 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

275

Against

348

Abstain

Margin of victory

73 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 158Abstain 2Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 5Abstain 3Absent 17

Renew101 MEPs

For 10Against 80Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 25Against 32Abstain 0Absent 10

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 11Abstain 1Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
France39
Spain31
Portugal11
Austria10

Most against

Italy42
Poland40
Romania22
Netherlands15
Sweden14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 39Against 26Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 37Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 42Abstain 3Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 22Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

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