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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

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Vote ID 190204Source: 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
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (447 for, 74 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

447

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

373 votes

Turnout (cast)

537

Absent

182

Participation rate

74.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 147Against 0Abstain 0Absent 38

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 56Abstain 5Absent 23

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 0Absent 32

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 8Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 2Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy51
Spain42
France41
Poland28

Most against

Hungary8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 41Against 25Abstain 1Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 10Abstain 2Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 5Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 3Abstain 0Absent 22

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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