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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 182585Source: 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 (245 for, 393 against, 10 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

245

Against

393

Abstain

Margin of victory

148 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 168Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 24Against 97Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 33Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 6Abstain 8Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France52
Austria14
Greece13
Hungary11
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany52
Italy52
Spain43
Poland27
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 52Against 21Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 52Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 52Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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