← Votes·2026-06-17

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

Vote ID 194434Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 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 (280 for, 343 against, 40 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

280

Against

343

Abstain

Margin of victory

63 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 5Against 144Abstain 20Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 22Abstain 12Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 21Against 56Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 22Against 55Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew77 MEPs

For 13Against 57Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany52
Poland27
Austria13
Greece12
Hungary10

Most against

France51
Spain48
Italy39
Czech Republic16
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

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 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 25Against 51Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany95 MEPs

For 52Against 34Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Hungary20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 29Against 39Abstain 2Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 48Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 7Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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