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The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture

Effect
Adopted
Result
430 for · 107 against · 115 abstained roll call
Date
28 April 2026, 14:26–14:27
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0043
Dossier
2025/2054(INI)
Source
Committee report by Željana Zovko
Topics
Agriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
7 votes · 6 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Members (1 roll call)
Sitting
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Final vote
189928
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

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

Final vote: 430 for, 107 against, 115 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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

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

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 1Against 3Abst. 39No vote 3 of 46Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.86
GreensFor 0Against 0Abst. 46No vote 7 of 53Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 121Against 0Abst. 3No vote 11 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 62Against 2Abst. 6No vote 7 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.83
EPPFor 165Against 0Abst. 1No vote 19 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
ECRFor 69Against 4Abst. 3No vote 5 of 81Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.86
PatriotsFor 0Against 69Abst. 8No vote 8 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.84
ESNFor 0Against 23Abst. 2No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.88
No groupFor 12Against 6Abst. 7No vote 5 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 33

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria116210.37
Belgium143320.55
Bulgaria123020.70
Cyprus5010—
Czechia911010.25
Germany451526100.28
Denmark102300.50
Estonia6010—
Spain425670.69
Finland81510.36
France36291150.21
Greece104610.25
Croatia8013—
Hungary68160.30
Ireland110300.68
Italy4771480.54
Lithuania90110.85
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia6111—
Malta3003—
Netherlands109930.04
Poland445040.85
Portugal142410.55
Romania281040.95
Sweden123420.45
Slovenia8010—
Slovakia112110.68

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches328 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPPSpeeches227 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
France JAMET FrancePatriotsSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenewSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe LeftSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPPSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESNSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group SpainECRSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&DSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For

All votes on this decision, 7

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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 5 A10-0043/2026 – Željana Zovko – § 5 Roll call447 for, 74 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
2Separate vote on paragraph 9 A10-0043/2026 – Željana Zovko – § 9 Roll call481 for, 151 against, 17 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
3Separate vote on paragraph 17 A10-0043/2026 – Željana Zovko – § 17 Roll call484 for, 140 against, 15 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 9 A10-0043/2026 – Željana Zovko – § 9 Roll call481 for, 151 against, 17 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
3Separate vote on paragraph 17 A10-0043/2026 – Željana Zovko – § 17 Roll call484 for, 140 against, 15 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 35 A10-0043/2026 – Željana Zovko – After § 35 – Am 1 Roll call615 for, 14 against, 19 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 35 A10-0043/2026 – Željana Zovko – After § 35 – Am 2 Roll call351 for, 85 against, 205 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
6Vote on text inserted after recital A Show of hands Rejected
7Final vote — text as a whole A10-0043/2026 – Željana Zovko – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call430 for, 107 against, 115 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Members.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0043

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

The resolution addresses the role of ocean diplomacy in boosting the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position, endorsing a call for the EU to lead international ocean governance and strengthen cooperation with partners.

It also asks for measures to ensure fair competition and sustainable management of fish stocks.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

The resolution calls for the EU to strengthen ocean diplomacy to boost the competitiveness of its fisheries and aquaculture, covering governance, trade, security, and funding.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2054(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 28 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 13 March 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 25 February 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 6 March 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 28 April 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: PECH · Author: Željana ZOVKO (EPP)

Connections

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

Show 17 connections: Running issue: EU competitiveness · Running issue: Common Fisheries Policy · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU competitiveness

Running issue: Common Fisheries Policy

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/13
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture”. Decision, 28 April 2026. votingId 189928, document A-10-2026-0043, reference 2025/2054(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/13 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-28-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/13}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/13},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 189928, document A-10-2026-0043, reference 2025/2054(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}