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International Sugar Agreement, 1992: amendment

Vote ID 147457Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “International Sugar Agreement, 1992: amendment”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (449 for, 25 against, 85 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

449

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

424 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 144Against 0Abstain 1Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 5Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 50Absent 19

PfE67 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 13Absent 17

ECR63 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 21

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 7Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 7Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
Italy52
Spain44
Poland30
France28

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 28Against 5Abstain 27Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 3Abstain 20Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 3Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain58 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 6Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

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