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Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area: conservation and management measures

Fisheries66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fisheries"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Taxation65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 147345Source: 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+6 / 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 “Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area: conservation and management measures”. 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 (581 for, 4 against, 38 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

581

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

577 votes

Turnout (cast)

623

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 159Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew100 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE67 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 29Absent 11

ECR63 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

NI44 MEPs

For 31Against 4Abstain 2Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
France76
Spain56
Poland45
Italy38

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 18Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain58 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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