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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 190208Source: 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+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. EPP and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (351 for, 85 against, 205 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

351

Against

Abstain

205

Margin of victory

266 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 155Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 0Abstain 3Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 59Against 7Abstain 9Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 63Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 53Against 10Abstain 9Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 20Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Germany43
Italy31
Spain28
Czech Republic19

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Belgium
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 6Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 8Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 6Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 59Against 4Abstain 13Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 42Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 9Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 25Abstain 9Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 10Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 21Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 9Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 3Abstain 20Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 5Absent 3

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