← Votes·2023-02-16

The Commission communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers

Agriculture66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fertiliser"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 152852Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Agriculture
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “The Commission communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (281 for, 134 against, 42 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

281

Against

134

Abstain

Margin of victory

147 votes

Turnout (cast)

457

Absent

248

Participation rate

64.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 101Against 2Abstain 7Absent 69

S&D136 MEPs

For 32Against 32Abstain 12Absent 60

Renew100 MEPs

For 51Against 6Abstain 17Absent 26

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR64 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 2Absent 14

PfE65 MEPs

For 36Against 3Abstain 0Absent 26

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 2Absent 23

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 2Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland38
Italy35
Germany30
France25
Spain19

Most against

Austria10
Slovenia3

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 19Abstain 16Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 28Abstain 1Absent 37

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 8Abstain 0Absent 33

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 38Against 2Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 4Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 19Against 13Abstain 0Absent 27

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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