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The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins

Fisheries87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fisheries"
title/description contains "fishing"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 192737Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 447 against, 81 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

114

Against

447

Abstain

Margin of victory

333 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 149Abstain 5Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 109Abstain 7Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 61Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew77 MEPs

For 2Against 69Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany64
Italy53
Poland47
Spain40
Romania26

Divided delegations

Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 10Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 17Against 23Abstain 32Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 26Against 64Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary18 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 53Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 6Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 5Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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