← Votes·2021-03-10

Fisheries control

Fisheries66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fisheries"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 128848Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Fisheries control”. EPP, S&D, Renew and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (401 for, 247 against, 47 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

401

Against

247

Abstain

Margin of victory

154 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 20Abstain 1Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 15Abstain 5Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 83Against 8Abstain 10Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 4Against 63Abstain 4Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 8Against 49Abstain 10Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 8Against 49Abstain 6Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 15Abstain 6Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 28Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain45
Romania32
Hungary21
Greece17
Portugal16

Most against

France42
Germany42
Italy42
Poland29
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 33Against 42Abstain 4Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 15Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 42Abstain 4Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 29Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs