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The implications of Chinese fishing operations on EU fisheries and the way forward

China95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "chinese"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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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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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "chinese" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Foreign Affairs →
Vote ID 159016Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
72
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: China
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+12 / 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+8 / 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 “The implications of Chinese fishing operations on EU fisheries and the way forward”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (573 for, 11 against, 30 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
573
Against
11
Abstain
30
Margin of victory
562 votes
Turnout (cast)
614
Absent
91
Participation rate
87.1%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 159Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18
S&D136 MEPs
For 117Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18
Renew100 MEPs
For 88Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
ECR65 MEPs
For 55Against 1Abstain 3Absent 6
PfE64 MEPs
For 47Against 3Abstain 4Absent 10
NI46 MEPs
For 23Against 5Abstain 7Absent 11
The Left37 MEPs
For 16Against 1Abstain 12Absent 8
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany84
  • France69
  • Italy58
  • Spain50
  • Poland44
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France79 MEPs
For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9
Germany96 MEPs
For 84Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 8Absent 7
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 58Against 3Abstain 1Absent 14
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5
Poland52 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 50Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

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