Norway’s recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

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

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.

The final vote by national delegation.

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.

The text voted on.

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

European Parliament (2024). “Norway’s recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic”. Decision, 7 February 2024. votingId 164218, document B-9-2024-0095, reference 2024-2520. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-07/8?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-07-8,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Norway’s recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-07/8?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-07/8?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 164218, document B-9-2024-0095, reference 2024-2520. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}