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Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara
Objection failed for lack of an absolute majority (361 votes needed)
The objection failed — the Commission measure goes ahead.
On the objection:
- For
- 359
- Against
- 188
- Abstained
- 76
roll-call vote at 12:52 · 58% of votes cast were for the objection
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0506
AI:What this decision does
The Commission proposed a delegated regulation on origin labelling for fruit and vegetables from Western Sahara, a non-self-governing territory distinct from Morocco.§1: source passage in the text Parliament rejected the objection to this measure, so the Commission's regulation will go ahead. The resolution had objected that the labelling could mislead consumers about the true origin, contrary to EU food information rules.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, ECR; Against: Patriots; Divided: Renew, EPP, ESN
- The Left For 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 89 for, 11 against, 10 abstainedof 137
- Renew Divided 30 for, 28 against, 9 abstainedof 75
- EPP Divided 65 for, 67 against, 38 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 61 for, 10 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 13 for, 56 against, 9 abstainedof 87
- ESN Divided 4 for, 12 against, 5 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 17 for, 4 against, 5 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
53 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (89 of 110). Against: 11, Abstained: 10
Alicia Homs Ginel (Spain, against), Bruno Gonçalves (Portugal, abstained), Dan Nica (Romania, abstained), Dragoş Benea (Romania, abstained), Elio Di Rupo (Belgium, against)
16 more from S&D
Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, abstained), Gheorghe Cârciu (Romania, abstained), Hana Jalloul Muro (Spain, against), Javi López (Spain, against), Javier Moreno Sánchez (Spain, against), Jonás Fernández (Spain, against), José Cepeda (Spain, against), Juan Fernando López Aguilar (Spain, against), Kristian Vigenin (Bulgaria, abstained), Laura Ballarín Cereza (Spain, against), Maria Grapini (Romania, against), Mihai Tudose (Romania, abstained), Nacho Sánchez Amor (Spain, against), Ştefan Muşoiu (Romania, abstained), Tsvetelina Penkova (Bulgaria, abstained), Victor Negrescu (Romania, abstained)
ECR voted for (61 of 71). Against: 10
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Galato Alexandraki (Greece), Guillaume Peltier (France)
5 more from ECR
Laurence Trochu (France), Marion Maréchal (France), Nicolas Bay (France), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia)
Patriots voted against (56 of 78). For: 13, Abstained: 9
Anna Maria Cisint (Italy, for), António Tânger Corrêa (Portugal, abstained), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands, abstained), Barbara Bonte (Belgium, abstained), Gerolf Annemans (Belgium, abstained)
17 more from Patriots
Hermann Tertsch (Spain, for), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy, for), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain, for), Jorge Martín Frías (Spain, for), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain, for), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain, for), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands, abstained), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain, for), Paolo Borchia (Italy, for), Rachel Blom (Netherlands, abstained), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy, for), Roberto Vannacci (Italy, for), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands, abstained), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, for), Tom Vandendriessche (Belgium, abstained), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands, abstained), Vilis Krištopans (Latvia, for)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 parts of the text voted on separately (7 adopted, 1 rejected).