Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding., Agriculture, food & fisheries
Genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1
Objection passed by a large majority
The objection passed. For an implementing measure it is not legally binding: the Commission is asked to withdraw the measure but can still adopt it.
On the objection:
- For
- 455
- Against
- 169
- Abstained
- 8
roll-call vote at 13:15 · 72% of votes cast were for the objection
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0559
AI:What this decision does
Parliament objected to a Commission draft decision that would authorise selling food, food ingredients and feed made from genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 in the EU.§1: source passage in the text The objection was adopted, so the Commission measure is blocked and the authorisation cannot go ahead. Parliament asks the Commission to withdraw its implementing decision.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Divided: Renew, EPP
- The Left For 40 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 116 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 137
- Renew Divided 28 for, 34 against, 1 abstainedof 75
- EPP Divided 56 for, 109 against, 4 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 58 for, 11 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 63 for, 13 against, 0 abstainedof 87
- ESN For 21 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 26 for, 1 against, 0 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
28 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (116 of 119). Abstained: 3
Christel Schaldemose (Denmark), Marianne Vind (Denmark), Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Lithuania)
ECR voted for (58 of 69). Against: 11
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia), Assita Kanko (Belgium), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden), Charlie Weimers (Sweden), Dick Erixon (Sweden)
6 more from ECR
Jaak Madison (Estonia), Kris van Dijck (Belgium), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia), Pietro Fiocchi (Italy), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia)
Patriots voted for (63 of 76). Against: 13
Antonín Staněk (Czechia), Jana Nagyová (Czechia), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia)
8 more from Patriots
Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain), Klara Dostalova (Czechia), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain), Nikola Bartůšek (Czechia), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia)
ESN voted for (21 of 22). Against: 1
Alexander Jungbluth (Germany)
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