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Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026

Trade65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "wto"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 188897Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026”. Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (133 for, 385 against, 25 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

133

Against

385

Abstain

Margin of victory

252 votes

Turnout (cast)

543

Absent

175

Participation rate

75.6%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 1Against 140Abstain 0Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 106Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 2Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE84 MEPs

For 19Against 20Abstain 18Absent 27

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia6
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany48
Italy43
Poland40
Spain35
France28

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 3Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 1Absent 29

Germany95 MEPs

For 34Against 48Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 3Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 16

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 43Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

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