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EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution 2017-2021. Extension of the Protocol

Fisheries87%
Confidence: 87%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "fisheries"
  • title/description contains "fishing"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 147461Source: official EP roll-call records
67
/ 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+5 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 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 “EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution 2017-2021. Extension of the Protocol”. 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 (555 for, 25 against, 40 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
555
Against
25
Abstain
40
Margin of victory
530 votes
Turnout (cast)
620
Absent
84
Participation rate
88.1%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 159Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19
S&D136 MEPs
For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11
Renew100 MEPs
For 89Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11
Greens/EFA72 MEPs
For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
PfE67 MEPs
For 28Against 0Abstain 29Absent 10
ECR63 MEPs
For 44Against 4Abstain 2Absent 13
NI44 MEPs
For 28Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8
The Left37 MEPs
For 15Against 14Abstain 4Absent 4
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany73
  • France68
  • Spain52
  • Poland42
  • Italy38
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 68Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5
Germany96 MEPs
For 73Against 6Abstain 9Absent 8
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Ireland13 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Italy76 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 17Absent 21
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain58 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3
Sweden21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

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