← Votes·2023-07-11

Laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)

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 156775Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (48 for, 585 against, 6 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

Against

585

Abstain

Margin of victory

537 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 162Abstain 3Absent 12

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 117Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 94Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 24Against 34Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 9Against 48Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 4Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1

NI46 MEPs

For 6Against 26Abstain 1Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany93
France72
Poland49
Spain46
Italy42

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 0Against 93Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 42Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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