← 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 184684Source: 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, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (206 for, 430 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.

Result analysis

For

206

Against

430

Abstain

Margin of victory

224 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 166Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 103Abstain 11Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 33Against 41Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 69Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France42
Greece14
Hungary14
Czech Republic10
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany65
Italy51
Spain45
Poland26
Romania22

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 20Abstain 11Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 65Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 51Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 45Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

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