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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area. Recast

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 157064Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
50
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High participation
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Topic importance+5 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+0 / 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 “General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area. Recast”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (645 for, 4 against, 3 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
645
Against
4
Abstain
3
Margin of victory
641 votes
Turnout (cast)
652
Absent
53
Participation rate
92.5%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 168Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11
S&D136 MEPs
For 122Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14
Renew100 MEPs
For 96Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
PfE64 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
ECR65 MEPs
For 57Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6
The Left37 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
NI46 MEPs
For 31Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11
ESN4 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany94
  • France73
  • Italy70
  • Spain53
  • Poland47
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Croatia12 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 94Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Greece21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

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