← Votes·2024-04-24

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

Vote ID 168702Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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”. Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (189 for, 390 against, 40 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

189

Against

390

Abstain

Margin of victory

201 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 15Against 134Abstain 7Absent 23

S&D136 MEPs

For 27Against 82Abstain 13Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 6Against 88Abstain 2Absent 4

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 6Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 25Against 32Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 4Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 7Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland23
Austria10
Croatia9
Slovakia9
Greece7

Most against

Germany56
France47
Italy45
Spain42
Romania23

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Greece
Ireland
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 28Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 56Abstain 1Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 14Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 2Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 7Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 14Abstain 4Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 15Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs