← Votes·2026-06-17

Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed ***II

Vote ID 194430Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed ***II”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (258 for, 376 against, 29 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

258

Against

376

Abstain

Margin of victory

118 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

93.4%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 7Against 147Abstain 14Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 78Against 43Abstain 6Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 22Against 56Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 16Against 61Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew77 MEPs

For 11Against 58Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 42Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany49
Poland25
Slovakia14
Austria13
Greece11

Most against

France51
Spain49
Italy44
Netherlands22
Romania19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 24Against 51Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 49Against 36Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 24Against 44Abstain 3Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 24Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 49Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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