← 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 191957Source: 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+3 / 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?”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (226 for, 325 against, 28 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

226

Against

325

Abstain

Margin of victory

99 votes

Turnout (cast)

579

Absent

140

Participation rate

80.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 123Abstain 5Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 42Against 69Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE85 MEPs

For 55Against 12Abstain 4Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 56Abstain 6Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 19Against 38Abstain 8Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France46
Belgium14
Czech Republic14
Austria12
Hungary11

Most against

Italy49
Germany43
Poland41
Spain36
Romania22

Divided delegations

Croatia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 46Against 18Abstain 6Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 43Abstain 5Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 49Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 41Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 36Abstain 4Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

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