← Votes·2026-02-10

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 184191Source: 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
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (483 for, 102 against, 67 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

483

Against

102

Abstain

Margin of victory

381 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 168Against 7Abstain 0Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 4Abstain 13Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 54Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 13Against 56Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 14Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 30Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 10Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Italy48
Spain41
Romania30
Poland27

Most against

Greece12
Hungary12

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 24Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 2Abstain 11Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 10Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 8Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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