← Votes·2023-05-09

EU/Brazil Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "brazil"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Trade65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "tariff"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 155030Source: 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+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “EU/Brazil Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (477 for, 53 against, 98 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

477

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

424 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 153Against 2Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 67Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 22Against 34Abstain 0Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 10Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 21Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Poland46
Italy42
Spain39
France35

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 20Abstain 16Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 30Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 19Abstain 4Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 3Abstain 7Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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