← Votes·2026-01-21

Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)

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 183885Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)”. PfE, ECR, 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 (225 for, 402 against, 13 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

225

Against

402

Abstain

Margin of victory

177 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 38Against 139Abstain 0Absent 8

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 101Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 7Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 40Against 37Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 62Abstain 3Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 1Absent 18

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France43
Poland43
Hungary18
Romania14
Slovakia9

Most against

Germany69
Italy55
Spain43
Netherlands21
Sweden18

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Ireland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 7Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 43Against 14Abstain 2Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 69Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 55Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 43Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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