← Votes·2024-11-26

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize DP202216

Vote ID 170629Source: 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 DP202216”. 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 (274 for, 232 against, 136 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

274

Against

232

Abstain

136

Margin of victory

42 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 50Against 101Abstain 14Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 36Abstain 69Absent 26

PfE81 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 10Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 9Against 60Abstain 2Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 33Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 10Abstain 4Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland45
Italy40
France39
Czech Republic12
Ireland12

Most against

Germany56
Spain37
Netherlands21
Sweden11
Portugal9

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Finland
Greece
Lithuania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 7Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 7Absent 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 2Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 56Abstain 9Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 17Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 13Abstain 21Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 8Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 5Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 37Abstain 7Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 10Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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