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The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture

Fisheries87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fisheries"
title/description contains "aquaculture"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "diplomacy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Foreign Affairs →

Vote ID 189928Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (430 for, 107 against, 115 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

430

Against

107

Abstain

115

Margin of victory

323 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 165Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 0Abstain 3Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 8Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 2Abstain 6Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 46Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 39Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 7Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy47
Germany45
Poland44
Spain42
France36

Most against

Hungary8

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Hungary
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 29Abstain 11Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 15Abstain 26Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 7Abstain 14Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 9Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 6Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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