← Votes·2025-12-18

Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear

Climate & Environment87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "decarbonisation"
title/description contains "carbon"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Fisheries87%

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fisheries"
title/description contains "fishing"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 183006Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Climate
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 367 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

196

Against

367

Abstain

Margin of victory

171 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

137

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 24Against 117Abstain 5Absent 39

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 104Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE84 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 4Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 2Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 1Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 9Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France31
Spain25
Czech Republic10
Hungary10
Slovenia5

Most against

Germany62
Italy34
Poland24
Netherlands19
Sweden16

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 29Abstain 5Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 62Abstain 6Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 34Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 1Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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