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The establishment of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the conservation of Southern Ocean biodiversity

Taxation65%★
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "vat"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Environment65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "biodiversity"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 135098Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
73
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+8 / 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+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 “The establishment of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the conservation of Southern Ocean biodiversity”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (588 for, 21 against, 79 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
588
Against
21
Abstain
79
Margin of victory
567 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 161Against 11Abstain 2Absent 5
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 33Against 3Abstain 30Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 43Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 35Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3
The Left38 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany89
  • France79
  • Spain44
  • Italy42
  • Romania31
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 89Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 32Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 26Against 0Abstain 25Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 44Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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