← Votes·2020-04-17

Specific measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the fishery and aquaculture sector

Fisheries87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fishery"
title/description contains "aquaculture"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 113190Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Specific measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the fishery and aquaculture sector”. Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly against. Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (108 for, 536 against, 46 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

108

Against

536

Abstain

Margin of victory

428 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 169Abstain 3Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 10Against 122Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 2Against 99Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 8Against 52Abstain 6Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 11Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 20Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Finland7

Most against

Italy74
France58
Germany50
Poland49
Spain46

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 21Against 58Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 50Abstain 14Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 49Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 2Against 46Abstain 9Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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