← Votes·2023-11-09

Conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)

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 159742Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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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+6 / 15

Turnout+4 / 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 “Conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (533 for, 51 against, 11 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

533

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

482 votes

Turnout (cast)

595

Absent

107

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP177 MEPs

For 150Against 2Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D136 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR64 MEPs

For 53Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 4Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 28Against 4Abstain 3Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Spain55
France49
Italy46
Poland44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 16Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 6Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 18Abstain 1Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland49 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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