Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible., Agriculture, food & fisheries
International Cocoa Agreement
Consent given by an overwhelming majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 601
- Against
- 13
- Abstained
- 34
roll-call vote at 14:29 · 93% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Bernd Lange · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2026-0074
AI:What this decision does
Parliament voted on a Council decision to approve amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement, which aims to strengthen the global cocoa sector and promote its sustainable development.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text MEPs gave their consent to the amendments, meaning the Council can adopt the decision and the amended agreement can enter into force.§1: source passage in the text The amendments include an indefinite duration, alignment with Sustainable Development Goals, and a focus on living income for farmers.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: ESN
- The Left For 44 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 121 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 66 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 165 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 188
- ECR For 75 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 81
- Patriots For 58 for, 10 against, 6 abstainedof 86
- ESN Abstained 5 for, 0 against, 22 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 22 for, 3 against, 2 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
25 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
ECR voted for (75 of 79). Abstained: 4
Arkadiusz Mularczyk (Poland), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Galato Alexandraki (Greece), Piotr Müller (Poland)
Patriots voted for (58 of 74). Against: 10, Abstained: 6
Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands, against), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, abstained), Georg Mayer (Austria, abstained), Gerald Hauser (Austria, abstained), Harald Vilimsky (Austria, abstained)
11 more from Patriots
Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain, against), Jorge Martín Frías (Spain, against), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain, against), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain, against), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands, against), Mieke Andriese (Netherlands, against), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain, against), Petra Steger (Austria, abstained), Rachel Blom (Netherlands, against), Roman Haider (Austria, abstained), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands, against)
ESN abstained (22 of 27). For: 5
Marcin Sypniewski (Poland), Markus Buchheit (Germany), Mary Khan (Germany), Sarah Knafo (France), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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