← Votes·2024-01-17

Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for thiacloprid

Vote ID 163315Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for thiacloprid”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (386 for, 186 against, 52 abstentions).

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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

386

Against

186

Abstain

Margin of victory

200 votes

Turnout (cast)

624

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 40Against 109Abstain 5Absent 25

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 65Against 31Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 25Against 7Abstain 24Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 11Against 26Abstain 19Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 30Against 9Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France72
Germany46
Spain37
Italy29
Belgium19

Most against

Poland35
Hungary13
Bulgaria7

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 7Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 25Abstain 9Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 10Abstain 26Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 12Against 35Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

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