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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 188573Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies”. Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (247 for, 334 against, 28 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

247

Against

334

Abstain

Margin of victory

87 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

109

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 29Against 126Abstain 6Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 57Against 59Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 11Against 63Abstain 2Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 42Against 25Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 1Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 16Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany38
Netherlands23
Czech Republic11
Greece11
Ireland8

Most against

Italy51
France39
Poland23
Romania23
Spain22

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 26Against 39Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 38Against 32Abstain 12Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 5Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 51Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 23Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 22Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

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