← Votes·2024-11-26

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinations

Vote ID 170625Source: 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 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinations”. 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, 128 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

128

Margin of victory

48 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

88.8%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 51Against 102Abstain 13Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 36Abstain 64Absent 26

PfE81 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 10Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 10Against 59Abstain 2Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 31Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 10Abstain 4Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
Italy40
France39
Czech Republic12
Ireland12

Most against

Germany55
Spain36
Netherlands20
Sweden11
Portugal10

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Finland
Greece
Lithuania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 6Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 20Abstain 3Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 55Abstain 9Absent 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 40Against 14Abstain 19Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 3Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 36Abstain 7Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 10Absent 0

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