← Votes·2024-02-07

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

Vote ID 164197Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed ***I”. EPP, Renew and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (283 for, 317 against, 14 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

283

Against

317

Abstain

Margin of victory

34 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 131Against 13Abstain 8Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 35Against 86Abstain 2Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 57Against 32Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 24Against 31Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 31Against 21Abstain 0Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 2Against 33Abstain 1Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy41
Spain40
Romania18
Netherlands14
Sweden14

Most against

France57
Germany44
Poland34
Hungary17
Portugal14

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Malta
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 12Against 57Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 44Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 22Abstain 2Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 13Against 34Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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