← 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 191961Source: 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+10 / 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 (195 for, 334 against, 52 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

195

Against

334

Abstain

Margin of victory

139 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 2Against 130Abstain 3Absent 50

S&D135 MEPs

For 32Against 61Abstain 18Absent 24

PfE85 MEPs

For 56Against 11Abstain 4Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 14Against 35Abstain 17Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 7Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Austria13
Slovakia11
Belgium10
Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany49
Poland40
Spain39
Italy35
Romania24

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Latvia
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 22Abstain 13Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 49Abstain 5Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 35Abstain 9Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 8Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 39Abstain 4Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 5Absent 3

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