← Votes·2026-04-30

How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?

Agriculture98%★

Confidence: 98%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "farmers"
title/description contains "livestock"
title/description contains "food security"
title/description contains "animal disease"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Health65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "disease"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 191952Source: 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+4 / 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 “How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (193 for, 376 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

193

Against

376

Abstain

Margin of victory

183 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 129Abstain 0Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 59Against 45Abstain 4Absent 27

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 35Against 26Abstain 5Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands15
Sweden10
Slovakia9
Denmark8
Hungary6

Most against

Poland44
Germany42
Spain41
France37
Italy36

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 37Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 42Abstain 5Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 36Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 41Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

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