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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 182692Source: 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
✓Very 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+12 / 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”. ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (318 for, 328 against, 12 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

318

Against

328

Abstain

Margin of victory

10 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 10 votes. 61 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (61) was larger than the 10-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 10)
S&Dhad 11 absent MEPs (margin was 10)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Hungary (11 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 19Against 150Abstain 2Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 24Against 100Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 6Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 63Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Italy48
Poland31
Greece12
Austria10

Most against

Germany49
Spain41
Romania22
Netherlands17
Portugal15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 61Against 13Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 49Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 25Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 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 12Against 41Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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