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Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara

Vote ID 181951Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 15

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What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara”. S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (359 for, 188 against, 76 abstentions).

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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

359

Against

188

Abstain

Margin of victory

171 votes

Turnout (cast)

623

Absent

Participation rate

86.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 65Against 66Abstain 37Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 88Against 11Abstain 10Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 12Against 55Abstain 10Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 11Abstain 1Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 32Against 28Abstain 10Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy59
Germany45
Spain38
Romania18
Sweden16

Most against

France45
Czech Republic13
Bulgaria12
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 16Against 45Abstain 2Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 36Abstain 8Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 5Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 6Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 24Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 10Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 38Against 9Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

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