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Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies

Fisheries66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fisheries"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 188572Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 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+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 “Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies”. 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 (455 for, 147 against, 12 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

455

Against

147

Abstain

Margin of victory

308 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

104

Participation rate

85.5%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 161Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 8Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
France40
Italy40
Spain38
Netherlands22

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 25Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 67Against 12Abstain 3Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 21Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 38Against 5Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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