← Votes·2023-10-17

Fisheries control

Fisheries66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fisheries"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 159232Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Fisheries control”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (438 for, 146 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

438

Against

146

Abstain

Margin of victory

292 votes

Turnout (cast)

624

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 140Against 9Abstain 11Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 10Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 83Against 5Abstain 2Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 54Abstain 3Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 48Abstain 0Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 21Against 12Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 9Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
France51
Spain44
Romania28
Czech Republic16

Most against

Italy37
Poland24

Divided delegations

Belgium
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 18Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 15Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 37Abstain 14Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 4Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 5Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs