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Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed ***I

Vote ID 164189Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed ***I”. EPP, S&D, Greens-EFA and PfE voted mostly in favour, while Renew, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (373 for, 207 against, 41 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

373

Against

207

Abstain

Margin of victory

166 votes

Turnout (cast)

621

Absent

Participation rate

88.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 11Abstain 13Absent 23

S&D136 MEPs

For 112Against 10Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 86Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 24Against 29Abstain 3Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 28Against 7Abstain 19Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 23Abstain 2Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
France42
Spain38
Italy35
Romania19

Most against

Poland26
Hungary14
Austria8
Denmark7
Slovakia6

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 28Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 17Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 9Abstain 19Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 38Against 14Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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