← Votes·2024-02-29

Conclusion of an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles on access for Seychelles fishing vessels to the waters of Mayotte ***

Fisheries66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fishing"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 164796Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Conclusion of an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles on access for Seychelles fishing vessels to the waters of Mayotte ***”. EPP, S&D, Renew and ECR voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (364 for, 139 against, 25 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

364

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

225 votes

Turnout (cast)

528

Absent

177

Participation rate

74.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 121Against 9Abstain 0Absent 49

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 7Abstain 3Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 11Against 30Abstain 4Absent 19

ECR65 MEPs

For 42Against 2Abstain 1Absent 20

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 6Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland40
Germany37
Spain36
Italy23
Romania21

Most against

France42

Divided delegations

Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 42Abstain 3Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 24Abstain 7Absent 28

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 22Abstain 0Absent 31

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

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