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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 188574Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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 ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (217 for, 306 against, 86 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

217

Against

306

Abstain

Margin of victory

89 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 22Against 124Abstain 11Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 49Against 68Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 63Abstain 4Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 35Against 30Abstain 2Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 56Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 3Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 8Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands23
Belgium11
Greece11
Czech Republic10
Ireland7

Most against

Italy45
Germany44
Romania25
Poland22
Spain19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Luxembourg
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 8Abstain 30Absent 18

Germany95 MEPs

For 33Against 44Abstain 3Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 12Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 45Abstain 8Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 22Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 18Against 19Abstain 4Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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