← Votes·2026-06-17

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

Vote ID 194440Source: 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, PfE, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (270 for, 349 against, 38 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

270

Against

349

Abstain

Margin of victory

79 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 8Against 135Abstain 20Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 90Against 28Abstain 8Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 17Against 62Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 21Against 55Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 10Against 60Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Poland27
Austria13
Greece11
Hungary10

Most against

France51
Spain46
Italy38
Netherlands22
Sweden18

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 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 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 25Against 51Abstain 1Absent 3

Germany95 MEPs

For 47Against 37Abstain 3Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 7Absent 2

Hungary20 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 28Against 38Abstain 4Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 2Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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