Decision
Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 368 for · 172 against · 69 abstained roll call
- Date
- 17 September 2026, 13:26–13:30
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a clear majority
- Dossier
- 2026/2778(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Agriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 27 votes · 19 roll calls · 5 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call, 4 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Greens (1 roll call, 3 split votes) · EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 17 September 2026
- Final vote
- 196838
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 368 for, 172 against, 69 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a clear majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (5 rejected) and 18 parts of the text voted on separately (18 adopted). 3 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by The Left, Greens and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 1 | Against 32 | Abst. 3 | No vote 8 of 44 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.83 | |
| Greens | For 6 | Against 42 | Abst. 1 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.79 | |
| S&D | For 73 | Against 24 | Abst. 14 | No vote 24 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.49 | |
| Renew | For 57 | Against 2 | Abst. 6 | No vote 13 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.82 | |
| EPP | For 157 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 27 of 184 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 53 | Against 6 | Abst. 15 | No vote 10 of 84 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.57 | |
| Patriots | For 11 | Against 58 | Abst. 0 | No vote 15 of 84 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.76 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 2 | Abst. 22 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.82 | |
| No group | For 9 | Against 6 | Abst. 8 | No vote 5 of 28 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Voted against their group, 54
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.
The Left line Against · 1 voted for, 3 abstained of 36 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Lynn BOYLAN Ireland
Abstained (3)
- Estrella GALÁN Spain
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Pernando BARRENA ARZA Spain
Greens line Against · 6 voted for, 1 abstained of 49 who voted
Voted for (6)
- Ana MIRANDA PAZ Spain
- Damian BOESELAGER Germany
- Diana RIBA I GINER Spain
- Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ Spain
- Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ Spain
- Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS Lithuania
Abstained (1)
- Sergey LAGODINSKY Germany
Renew line For · 2 voted against, 6 abstained of 65 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Karin KARLSBRO Sweden
- Michael MCNAMARA Ireland
Abstained (6)
- Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ Slovakia
- Lucia YAR Slovakia
- Ľudovít ÓDOR Slovakia
- Martin HOJSÍK Slovakia
- Michal WIEZIK Slovakia
- Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ Slovakia
ECR line For · 6 voted against, 15 abstained of 74 who voted
Voted against (6)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Jacek OZDOBA Poland
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
- Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI Poland
Abstained (15)
- Adam BIELAN Poland
- Anna ZALEWSKA Poland
- Arkadiusz MULARCZYK Poland
- Beata SZYDŁO Poland
- Bogdan RZOŃCA Poland
- Daniel OBAJTEK Poland
- Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA Poland
- Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI Poland
- Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI Poland
- Maciej WĄSIK Poland
- Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA Poland
- Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland
- Marlena MALĄG Poland
- Patryk JAKI Poland
- Waldemar BUDA Poland
Patriots line Against · 11 voted for of 69 who voted
Voted for (11)
- Aldo PATRICIELLO Italy
- Anna Maria CISINT Italy
- Antonín STANĚK Czechia
- Jana NAGYOVÁ Czechia
- Jaroslav BŽOCH Czechia
- Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ Czechia
- Majbritt BIRKHOLM Denmark
- Paolo BORCHIA Italy
- Silvia SARDONE Italy
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy
- Tomáš KUBÍN Czechia
ESN line Abstained · 3 voted for or against of 25 who voted
Voted for or against (3)
- Sarah KNAFO France
- Stanislav STOYANOV Bulgaria
- Volker SCHNURRBUSCH Germany
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Belgium | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.17 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.68 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Czechia | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.80 |
| Germany | 37 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 0.17 |
| Denmark | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 44 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0.70 |
| Finland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 |
| France | 20 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 0.36 |
| Greece | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.25 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0.20 |
| Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | — |
| Italy | 52 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0.66 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0.28 |
| Poland | 28 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0.34 |
| Portugal | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Romania | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.87 |
| Sweden | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.55 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.36 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie WILMÈS Belgium | Renew | Speeches1 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Sander SMIT changed group Netherlands | ECR | Speeches3 | 9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL Portugal | EPP | Speeches3 | 9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN Ireland | The Left | Speeches2 | 9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Against |
| Anja HAZEKAMP Netherlands | The Left | Speeches2 | 9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Karin KARLSBRO Sweden | Renew | Speeches2 | 9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
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All votes on this decision, 27
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 B10-0386/2026 – § 1 – Am 2 | Roll call | 134 for, 436 against, 35 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 3 | Paragraph 1 — part 2 B10-0386/2026 – § 1/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 478 for, 117 against, 11 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 3 | Paragraph 1 — part 2 B10-0386/2026 – § 1/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 478 for, 117 against, 11 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 1 B10-0386/2026 – After § 1 – Am 3 | Roll call | 248 for, 294 against, 60 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 5 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 2 B10-0386/2026 – § 2 – Am 4 | Roll call | 128 for, 469 against, 14 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 6 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left, Greens |
| 7 | Paragraph 2 — part 2 B10-0386/2026 – § 2/2 Part voted on: “and, in the light of the evaluation, considers that this requires an ambitious, targeted and timely revision;” | Roll call | 461 for, 130 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left, Greens |
| 8 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 4 B10-0386/2026 – § 4 – Am 5 | Roll call | 138 for, 468 against, 2 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 9 | Paragraph 4 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘, particularly in mixed fisheries and in situations where choke species generate disproportionate socio-economic consequences;’, ‘alongside greater flexibility,’ and ‘, exchanges between Member States and producer organisations,’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left, Greens |
| 10 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 B10-0386/2026 – § 4/2 Part voted on: “, particularly in mixed fisheries and in situations where choke species generate disproportionate socio-economic consequences;” | Roll call | 499 for, 95 against, 19 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left, Greens |
| 11 | Paragraph 4 — part 3 B10-0386/2026 – § 4/3 Part voted on: “alongside greater flexibility,” | Roll call | 474 for, 126 against, 12 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left, Greens |
| 12 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “, particularly in mixed fisheries and in situations where choke species generate disproportionate socio-economic consequences;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left, Greens |
| 13 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Greens |
| 14 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 B10-0386/2026 – § 5/2 Part voted on: “and renewal” | Roll call | 479 for, 124 against, 8 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Greens |
| 15 | Paragraph 5 — part 3 B10-0386/2026 – § 5/3 Part voted on: “and to revise the fishing-capacity framework” | Roll call | 489 for, 116 against, 9 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Greens |
| 16 | Paragraph 5 — part 4 B10-0386/2026 – § 5/4 Part voted on: “, renewal” | Roll call | 478 for, 126 against, 10 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Greens |
| 17 | Separate vote on paragraph 12 B10-0386/2026 – § 12 | Roll call | 475 for, 121 against, 8 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens; separate: The Left |
| 18 | Paragraph 13 — part 1 B10-0386/2026 – § 13/1 Part voted on: ‘Calls on the Commission to review and simplify the implementation of the Fisheries Control Regulation, including reporting obligations, digital traceability requirements, catch registration procedures, weighing rules and electronic monitoring systems, ensuring that control measures remain proportionate, operationally feasible and adapted to the realities of fishing activities;’ without the words ‘the implementation of’ | Roll call | 490 for, 120 against, 3 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens, EPP; split: EPP, The Left |
| 19 | Paragraph 13 — part 2 B10-0386/2026 – § 13/2 Part voted on: “the implementation of” | Roll call | 275 for, 270 against, 64 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens, EPP; split: EPP, The Left |
| 20 | Paragraph 13 — part 3 B10-0386/2026 – § 13/3 Part voted on: “calls on the Commission to address practical and technical implementation issues relating to the CATCH digital certificate, through appropriate clarification, harmonisation and technical adjustments;” | Roll call | 582 for, 10 against, 13 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens, EPP; split: EPP, The Left |
| 21 | Separate vote on paragraph 20 B10-0386/2026 – § 20 | Roll call | 480 for, 116 against, 19 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens; separate: The Left |
| 22 | Separate vote on paragraph 22 B10-0386/2026 – § 22 | Roll call | 452 for, 119 against, 39 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens, The Left |
| 23 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital G B10-0386/2026 – After recital G – Am 1 | Roll call | 141 for, 462 against, 11 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 24 | Final vote — text as a whole B10-0386/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 368 for, 172 against, 69 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| 25 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0387/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 26 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0388/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 27 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0389/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, EPP · split votes by The Left (4), Greens (3), EPP · separate votes by The Left.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and its follow-up, welcoming the Commission's evaluation of the policy.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position, meaning it confirms the policy remains fit for purpose and that full implementation by member states is needed to address the challenges faced.
Parliament also welcomes the aim of the forthcoming Ocean Act to bring all ocean-related targets together in one legislative act.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament welcomes the Commission's evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and says the CFP remains fit for purpose but needs full implementation by member states.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2026/2778(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 17 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 September 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up”. Decision, 17 September 2026. votingId 196838, document B-10-2026-0388, reference 2026/2778(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-09-17-7,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/7}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/7},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 196838, document B-10-2026-0388, reference 2026/2778(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}