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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 182702Source: 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+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”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (245 for, 392 against, 18 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

245

Against

392

Abstain

Margin of victory

147 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 14Against 154Abstain 1Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 17Against 106Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 34Against 42Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 63Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 37Against 6Abstain 6Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 10Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Poland29
Belgium13
Czech Republic11
Austria10

Most against

Germany65
Italy53
Spain44
Romania22
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 61Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 65Abstain 7Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 53Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 29Against 18Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 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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