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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 182697Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (266 for, 365 against, 27 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

266

Against

365

Abstain

Margin of victory

99 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 20Against 149Abstain 2Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 21Against 103Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 33Against 41Abstain 3Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 65Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 15Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Poland31
Czech Republic12
Austria10
Belgium10

Most against

Germany52
Italy46
Spain44
Romania22
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 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 27Against 52Abstain 12Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 46Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 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 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 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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