← Votes·2025-12-16

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 182570Source: 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
✓Strong 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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (286 for, 340 against, 30 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

286

Against

340

Abstain

Margin of victory

54 votes

Turnout (cast)

656

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 150Abstain 4Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 18Against 104Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE84 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 7Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 66Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 16Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Italy36
Poland31
Greece14
Czech Republic12

Most against

Germany49
Spain41
Romania22
Netherlands17
Portugal15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
Germany
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 61Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 49Abstain 14Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 30Abstain 8Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 31Against 18Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 41Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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