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 soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6
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
- 442
- Against
- 184
- Abstained
- 12
roll-call vote at 14:48 · 69% of votes cast were for the objection
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0380
AI:What this decision does
The text concerns a draft Commission decision to allow products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 onto the market under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.§1: source passage in the text Parliament adopted the resolution as its official position, objecting to that draft authorisation.§1: source passage in the text Parliament points to scientific uncertainties, gaps in the risk assessment and the lack of a qualified majority among member states, and has repeatedly said the Commission should not authorise such products in those circumstances.§1: source passage in the text
Written by AI from the text voted on · counts are the official record · Read the text · Report a problem
How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: EPP; Divided: Renew
- The Left For 40 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 44
- Greens For 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 114 for, 11 against, 2 abstainedof 135
- Renew Divided 33 for, 30 against, 4 abstainedof 78
- EPP Against 40 for, 114 against, 4 abstainedof 184
- ECR For 60 for, 14 against, 1 abstainedof 84
- Patriots For 57 for, 14 against, 1 abstainedof 85
- ESN For 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 26 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 28
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
87 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (114 of 127). Against: 11, Abstained: 2
Andi Cristea (Romania, against), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, against), Dan Nica (Romania, against), Dragoş Benea (Romania, against), Gheorghe Cârciu (Romania, against)
8 more from S&D
Maria Grapini (Romania, against), Marina Kaljurand (Estonia, abstained), Mihai Tudose (Romania, against), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, against), Ştefan Muşoiu (Romania, against), Vasile Dîncu (Romania, against), Victor Negrescu (Romania, against), Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Lithuania, abstained)
EPP voted against (114 of 158). For: 40, Abstained: 4
Alexander Bernhuber (Austria, for), András Tivadar Kulja (Hungary, for), Andrzej Buła (Poland, abstained), Angelika Winzig (Austria, for), Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (Poland, abstained)
39 more from EPP
Borys Budka (Poland, for), Christophe Gomart (France, for), Davor Ivo Stier (Croatia, for), Dóra Dávid (Hungary, for), Eleonora Meleti (Greece, for), Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (Greece, for), Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (Poland, for), Emil Radev (Bulgaria, for), Emmanouil Kefalogiannis (Greece, for), Eszter Lakos (Hungary, for), Eva Maydell (Bulgaria, abstained), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, for), Fredis Beleris (Greece, for), Georgios Aftias (Greece, for), Ilia Lazarov (Bulgaria, for), Inese Vaidere (Latvia, for), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, for), Jacek Protas (Poland, for), Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (Poland, for), Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Poland, for), Karlo Ressler (Croatia, for), Kinga Kollár (Hungary, for), Krzysztof Brejza (Poland, for), Loucas Fourlas (Cyprus, for), Manuela Ripa (Germany, for), Martine Kemp (Luxembourg, for), Matej Tonin (Slovenia, for), Michał Wawrykiewicz (Poland, for), Milan Zver (Slovenia, for), Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia, for), Nadine Morano (France, for), Nikolina Brnjac (Croatia, for), Pascal Arimont (Belgium, for), Sunčana Glavak (Croatia, abstained), Tomislav Sokol (Croatia, for), Vangelis Meimarakis (Greece, for), Viktor Weisz (Hungary, for), Zala Černilec Tomašič (Slovenia, for), Željana Zovko (Croatia, for)
ECR voted for (60 of 75). Against: 14, Abstained: 1
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, against), Assita Kanko (Belgium, against), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against)
10 more from ECR
Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, against), Kris van Dijck (Belgium, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Nikola Bartůšek (Czechia, against), Nora Junco García (Spain, against), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, against), Sander Smit (Netherlands, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, against)
Patriots voted for (57 of 72). Against: 14, Abstained: 1
Anna Maria Cisint (Italy, against), Antonín Staněk (Czechia, against), Barbara Bonte (Belgium, against), Gerolf Annemans (Belgium, against), Hermann Tertsch (Spain, against)
10 more from Patriots
Jana Nagyová (Czechia, against), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, against), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, against), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain, against), Jorge Martín Frías (Spain, against), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain, against), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain, against), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain, against), Tiago Moreira De Sá (Portugal, abstained), Tom Vandendriessche (Belgium, against)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
Find an MEP
Opens the list of MEPs on the vote page, filtered to the country you pick.