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Conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction ***I

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Vote ID 180954Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (454 for, 172 against, 19 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

454

Against

172

Abstain

Margin of victory

282 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 158Against 2Abstain 10Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 62Abstain 5Absent 6

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Spain46
France39
Italy32
Netherlands23

Most against

Poland26
Czech Republic11
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 30Abstain 6Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 14Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 29Abstain 5Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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