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Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products ***I

Agriculture66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "agricultural"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Trade65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "trade agreement"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 182460Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Agriculture
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (431 for, 161 against, 70 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

431

Against

161

Abstain

Margin of victory

270 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 168Against 2Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 7Abstain 12Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 17Against 25Abstain 37Absent 3

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 8Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 5Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Spain43
Italy34
Poland27
Netherlands24

Most against

France37
Greece14
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
France
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 37Abstain 13Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 14Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 17Abstain 24Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 6Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 7Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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