← Votes·2021-06-23

Challenges and opportunities for the fishing sector in the Black Sea

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 134021Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓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+10 / 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 “Challenges and opportunities for the fishing sector in the Black Sea”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (598 for, 3 against, 92 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

598

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

595 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 171Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 53Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 12Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 18Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
France56
Spain53
Poland51
Italy48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 21Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 15Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 24Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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