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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 188575Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+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 “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 (444 for, 153 against, 16 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

444

Against

153

Abstain

Margin of victory

291 votes

Turnout (cast)

613

Absent

105

Participation rate

85.4%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 159Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 62Abstain 7Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 2Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 6Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
France43
Italy40
Spain39
Netherlands22

Most against

Czech Republic11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 43Against 21Abstain 1Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 67Against 14Abstain 1Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 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 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 22Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

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