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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 182596Source: 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+7 / 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”. ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (192 for, 442 against, 9 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

192

Against

442

Abstain

Margin of victory

250 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 15Against 153Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 113Abstain 1Absent 21

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 66Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 36Abstain 1Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Poland29
Czech Republic11
Hungary9
Slovakia9

Most against

Germany81
Spain45
Italy41
Romania23
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 26Abstain 1Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 81Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 29Against 19Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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