Decision

Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives

Effect: Adopted
Result: 371 for · 92 against · 92 abstained roll call
Date: 18 January 2024, 12:21–12:24
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0357
Dossier: 2021-2169
Source: Committee report by Gabriel Mato
Votes: 24 votes · 9 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 4 split votes)
Sitting: Thursday 18 January 2024
Final vote: 162968

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0357
Dossier: 2021-2169
Source: Committee report by Gabriel Mato
Votes: 24 votes · 9 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 4 split votes)
Sitting: Thursday 18 January 2024
Final vote: 162968

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (2 adopted, 1 rejected) and 20 parts of the text voted on separately (16 adopted, 4 rejected).

Backed by S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, Greens and ESN; ECR and Patriots mostly abstained.

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 1	Against 7	Abst. 2	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Greens	For 2	Against 23	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
S&D	For 49	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 31	Against 3	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 69	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 10	Against 0	Abst. 11	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided
Patriots	For 6	Against 0	Abst. 16	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
ESN	For 1	Against 3	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 1	Against 3	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

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Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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All votes on this decision, 24

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Therefore, believes that the CFP must continue to be implemented,”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Greens
2	Paragraph 6 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “and where needed, reformed and adapted accordingly;”	Counted	440 for, 78 against, 31 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: Greens
3	Separate vote on paragraph 15 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – § 15	Roll call	393 for, 87 against, 43 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Paragraph 6 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “and where needed, reformed and adapted accordingly;”	Counted	440 for, 78 against, 31 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: Greens
3	Separate vote on paragraph 15 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – § 15	Roll call	393 for, 87 against, 43 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Separate vote on paragraph 16	Show of hands	Rejected
5	Separate vote on paragraph 23	Show of hands	Rejected
6	Separate vote on paragraph 26, indent 4	Show of hands	Adopted
7	Amendment 5 to paragraph 31 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – § 31 – Am 5	Roll call	153 for, 355 against, 44 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens
8	Separate vote on paragraph 36	Show of hands	Rejected
9	Paragraph 41 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Also calls on the Commission to review the EMFAF, in line with the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) on 17 June 2022, with a view to reaching carbon neutrality;”	Counted	317 for, 219 against, 17 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
10	Paragraph 41 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “calls for financing for new vessels to be approved, within the parameters laid down in international fisheries agreements;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
11	Separate vote on paragraph 42	Show of hands	Rejected
12	Separate vote on paragraph 53 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – § 53	Roll call	380 for, 133 against, 42 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens
13	Separate vote on paragraph 63	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Greens
14	Paragraph 70 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘“(including implementing acts that set restrictions on fisheries)’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
15	Paragraph 70 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
16	Amendment 2 to paragraph 82 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – § 82 – Am 2	Roll call	308 for, 239 against, 11 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens
17	Separate vote on paragraph 83 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – § 83	Roll call	423 for, 108 against, 7 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; separate: Greens
18	Separate vote on paragraph 88 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – § 88	Roll call	438 for, 97 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens
19	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 89 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – After § 89 – Am 1	Roll call	374 for, 94 against, 84 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
20	Paragraph 91 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘based largely on historical rights’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
21	Paragraph 91 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
22	Separate vote on paragraph 109	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
23	Paragraph 109 — part 2 A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – § 109/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	444 for, 109 against, 6 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
24	Final vote — text as a whole A9-0357/2023 – Gabriel Mato – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	371 for, 92 against, 92 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Greens, ECR, ID · split votes by Greens, ID (4) · separate votes by Greens.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2023-0357

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2021/2169(INI) · Own-initiative report

The state of play in the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives

Parliament adopted the text on 18 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 7 October 2021 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 24 October 2023 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 13 November 2023 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 18 January 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: PECH · Author: Gabriel MATO (EPP)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/7
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 18 January 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 18 January 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-18
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives”. Decision, 18 January 2024. votingId 162968, document A-9-2023-0357, reference 2021-2169. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 18 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-18-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 18 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-18-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-18, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-01-18/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-01-18-7,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-01-18},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/7}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/7},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 162968, document A-9-2023-0357, reference 2021-2169. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-18-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-18-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-18 (CC BY 4.0)}
}