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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 182603Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Agriculture
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (192 for, 446 against, 4 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

446

Abstain

Margin of victory

254 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 164Abstain 2Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 113Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 37Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France33
Czech Republic11
Hungary9
Slovakia7
Croatia5

Most against

Germany71
Spain46
Italy43
Poland27
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 32Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 71Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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