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Impact on fisheries of marine litter

Fisheries66%★
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "fisheries"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Fisheries →
Vote ID 129455Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
17
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓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+7 / 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 “Impact on fisheries of marine litter”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (646 for, 3 against, 39 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
646
Against
3
Abstain
39
Margin of victory
643 votes
Turnout (cast)
688
Absent
17
Participation rate
97.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 169Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 29Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 37Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany83
  • France78
  • Spain59
  • Poland52
  • Italy46
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 83Against 0Abstain 10Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 46Against 0Abstain 28Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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