← Votes·2019-10-22

Fishing authorisations for Union vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters

Fisheries66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fishing"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 108943Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High participation

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Fishing authorisations for Union vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (543 for, 1 against, 1 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

543

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

542 votes

Turnout (cast)

545

Absent

133

Participation rate

80.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 146Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

S&D132 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Renew96 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 29

PfE64 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR59 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI43 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
France55
Italy55
Spain42
Poland41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France74 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania32 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Spain54 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden20 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

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