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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 182571Source: 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”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (220 for, 380 against, 32 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

220

Against

380

Abstain

Margin of victory

160 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

87.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 168Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 26Against 90Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 24Against 45Abstain 8Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 19Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France47
Austria13
Greece12
Hungary11
Slovakia8

Most against

Italy52
Germany49
Spain40
Poland27
Romania23

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

France81 MEPs

For 47Against 16Abstain 4Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 49Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 52Abstain 8Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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