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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 182590Source: 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+3 / 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 (289 for, 355 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

289

Against

355

Abstain

Margin of victory

66 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 21Against 144Abstain 4Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 26Against 98Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 35Against 42Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 64Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France60
Poland31
Austria15
Greece12
Czech Republic11

Most against

Italy53
Germany49
Spain42
Romania22
Netherlands16

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
Germany
Greece
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 60Against 13Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 49Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 53Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 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 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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