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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 182576Source: 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (233 for, 408 against, 20 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

233

Against

408

Abstain

Margin of victory

175 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 155Abstain 16Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 15Against 110Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 30Against 48Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France54
Poland21
Czech Republic12
Greece11
Hungary8

Most against

Germany65
Italy53
Spain44
Romania22
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 54Against 14Abstain 7Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 65Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 53Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 20Abstain 9Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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