← Votes·2023-11-21

Conservation of fishery resources: catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus

Fisheries66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fishery"

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 160078Source: 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

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Topic importance+6 / 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 “Conservation of fishery resources: catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (600 for, 1 against, 5 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

600

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

599 votes

Turnout (cast)

606

Absent

Participation rate

86.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 159Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Renew100 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR64 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 3Absent 11

The Left36 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Italy70
France68
Spain47
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

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