← Votes·2022-04-05

Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean

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 141326Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (609 for, 12 against, 5 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

609

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

597 votes

Turnout (cast)

626

Absent

Participation rate

88.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 162Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew101 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 4Abstain 0Absent 15

NI44 MEPs

For 32Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany86
Italy69
France56
Spain54
Poland50

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 86Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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