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Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87708

Vote ID 181833Source: 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
✓Some 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+10 / 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 soybean MON 87708”. 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 (453 for, 179 against, 14 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

453

Against

179

Abstain

Margin of victory

274 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 53Against 114Abstain 4Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 5Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 64Against 12Abstain 2Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 15Abstain 1Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 33Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Italy56
Germany52
Poland34
Greece20

Most against

Spain27
Czech Republic14
Sweden11
Ireland8

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 37Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 8Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 34Against 10Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

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