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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 182591Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 (283 for, 348 against, 26 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

283

Against

348

Abstain

Margin of victory

65 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 19Against 149Abstain 2Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 19Against 104Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 35Against 43Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 8Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 19Against 51Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 12Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France72
Poland31
Greece13
Czech Republic11
Austria10

Most against

Italy52
Germany48
Spain43
Romania22
Netherlands16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 48Abstain 7Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 8Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 52Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 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 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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