Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Agriculture, food & fisheries
Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 431
- Against
- 161
- Abstained
- 70
roll-call vote at 13:01 · 65% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Gabriel Mato · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0254
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products.§1: source passage in the text The law aims to protect sensitive EU agricultural sectors by allowing swift, proportionate measures when imports from Mercosur countries cause or threaten serious injury to EU producers.§2: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ESN; Against: The Left, Patriots; Divided: ECR
- The Left Against 2 for, 40 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 108 for, 6 against, 12 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 66 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 171 for, 2 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 15 for, 25 against, 36 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 1 for, 68 against, 9 abstainedof 87
- ESN For 17 for, 3 against, 3 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 6 for, 17 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
43 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (40 of 42). For: 2
Hanna Gedin (Sweden), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden)
Greens voted for (45 of 49). Abstained: 4
David Cormand (France), Marie Toussaint (France), Mélissa Camara (France), Mounir Satouri (France)
S&D voted for (108 of 126). Against: 6, Abstained: 12
Aurore Lalucq (France, abstained), Biljana Borzan (Croatia, abstained), Christophe Clergeau (France, abstained), Elio Di Rupo (Belgium, against), Eric Sargiacomo (France, abstained)
13 more from S&D
Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, against), Günther Sidl (Austria, abstained), Maria Noichl (Germany, abstained), Marko Vešligaj (Croatia, abstained), Murielle Laurent (France, abstained), Nikos Papandreou (Greece, against), Nora Mebarek (France, abstained), Pierre Jouvet (France, abstained), Raphaël Glucksmann (France, abstained), Sakis Arnaoutoglou (Greece, against), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (France, abstained), Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Lithuania, against), Yannis Maniatis (Greece, against)
EPP voted for (171 of 174). Against: 2, Abstained: 1
Alexander Bernhuber (Austria, against), Angelika Niebler (Germany, against), Pascal Arimont (Belgium, abstained)
Patriots voted against (68 of 78). For: 1, Abstained: 9
Anders Vistisen (Denmark, for), Antonín Staněk (Czechia, abstained), Jana Nagyová (Czechia, abstained), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, abstained), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia, abstained)
5 more from Patriots
Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, abstained), Klara Dostalova (Czechia, abstained), Nikola Bartůšek (Czechia, abstained), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, abstained), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, abstained)
ESN voted for (17 of 23). Against: 3, Abstained: 3
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, against), Marc Jongen (Germany, abstained), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, against), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, abstained), Siegbert Frank Droese (Germany, against)
1 more from ESN
Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 45 amendments (6 adopted, 39 rejected) and 22 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 18 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.