← Votes·2024-11-26

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603

Vote ID 170622Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+3 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603”. PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (281 for, 233 against, 124 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments.

Result analysis

For

281

Against

233

Abstain

124

Margin of victory

48 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 50Against 108Abstain 9Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 36Abstain 66Absent 27

PfE81 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 10Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 14Against 54Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 29Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 10Abstain 4Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland42
France39
Italy38
Czech Republic12
Ireland12

Most against

Germany54
Spain34
Netherlands19
Portugal11
Sweden10

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Finland
France
Greece
Latvia
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 21Abstain 1Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 54Abstain 10Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 16Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 12Abstain 22Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 6Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 34Abstain 8Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 10Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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