← Votes·2025-02-12

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 95275

Vote ID 171790Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 95275”. S&D, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (467 for, 156 against, 18 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

467

Against

156

Abstain

Margin of victory

311 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 56Against 94Abstain 11Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 2Abstain 1Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 71Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 15Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 32Against 37Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France72
Italy61
Germany50
Poland40
Spain27

Most against

Sweden11
Ireland9
Estonia7

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Malta
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 28Abstain 3Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 5Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

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