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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 maize GA21 × T25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

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Vote ID 157977Source: 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 maize GA21 × T25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 175 against, 13 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

427

Against

175

Abstain

Margin of victory

252 votes

Turnout (cast)

615

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 46Against 104Abstain 5Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 116Against 2Abstain 3Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 52Against 38Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 39Against 14Abstain 3Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 40Against 13Abstain 0Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France73
Italy53
Germany46
Poland33
Spain28

Most against

Czech Republic12
Sweden12
Ireland7

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Lithuania
Netherlands
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 39Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 9Abstain 2Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 33Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 28Against 22Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

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