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Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain ***I

Agriculture66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "farmers"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 179511Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Agriculture
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain ***I”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (305 for, 325 against, 12 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

305

Against

325

Abstain

Margin of victory

20 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 20 votes. 78 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (78) was larger than the 20-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 20)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 164Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 4Abstain 0Absent 22

PfE82 MEPs

For 25Against 51Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 11Absent 0

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Germany49
Netherlands15
Sweden12
Belgium10

Most against

Poland43
Italy38
Spain28
Romania22
Czech Republic19

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 59Against 10Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 40Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 38Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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