← 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 183008Source: 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+10 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (227 for, 346 against, 8 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

227

Against

346

Abstain

Margin of victory

119 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 43Against 98Abstain 5Absent 39

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 104Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE84 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 56Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland37
Spain24
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Greece7

Most against

Germany61
France34
Italy33
Netherlands19
Portugal16

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia
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 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 34Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 61Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 33Abstain 0Absent 18

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 37Against 5Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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