← Votes·2024-04-24

Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Novel foods – the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’

Vote ID 168863Source: 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 111(3): Novel foods – the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (388 for, 188 against, 47 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

388

Against

188

Abstain

Margin of victory

200 votes

Turnout (cast)

623

Absent

Participation rate

88.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 20Against 127Abstain 12Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 121Against 1Abstain 1Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 76Against 16Abstain 1Absent 7

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 29Against 26Abstain 4Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 25Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 22Against 12Abstain 1Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France62
Germany42
Spain41
Poland32
Italy25

Most against

Czech Republic11
Hungary9
Bulgaria8

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 9Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 38Abstain 7Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 16Abstain 17Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 32Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

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