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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 182569Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 436 against, 13 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.

Result analysis

For

196

Against

436

Abstain

Margin of victory

240 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 18Against 151Abstain 1Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 109Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 62Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 36Abstain 1Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 6Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Poland31
Czech Republic9
Slovakia6

Most against

Germany80
Spain46
Italy41
Netherlands23
Romania22

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 49Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 80Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 31Against 17Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 46Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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