Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Climate & environment
Conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 454
- Against
- 172
- Abstained
- 19
roll-call vote at 11:06 · 70% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Michal Wiezik · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0205
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity in ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction.§2: source passage in the text The law would implement an international agreement protecting high seas ecosystems, which cover nearly two thirds of the world's oceans.§3: source passage in the text Parliament's position includes amendments to align the text closely with that agreement, covering environmental assessments and area-based management tools.§3: source passage in the text The Council and Commission will now consider Parliament's position before the law can be finalised.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 40 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 124 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 64 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 160 for, 2 against, 11 abstainedof 193
- ECR Against 7 for, 61 against, 5 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 0 for, 75 against, 1 abstainedof 87
- ESN Against 0 for, 23 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 12 for, 11 against, 2 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
26 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
EPP voted for (160 of 173). Against: 2, Abstained: 11
Céline Imart (France, abstained), Christophe Gomart (France, abstained), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, abstained), Giusi Princi (Italy, abstained), Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (Poland, against)
8 more from EPP
Isabelle Le Callennec (France, abstained), Laurent Castillo (France, abstained), Letizia Moratti (Italy, abstained), Massimiliano Salini (Italy, abstained), Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia, abstained), Nadine Morano (France, abstained), Regina Doherty (Ireland, against), Salvatore De Meo (Italy, abstained)
ECR voted against (61 of 73). For: 7, Abstained: 5
Adrian-George Axinia (Romania, for), Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, for), Assita Kanko (Belgium, abstained), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands, for), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, for)
7 more from ECR
Geadis Geadi (Cyprus, for), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, abstained), Johan van Overtveldt (Belgium, abstained), Kris van Dijck (Belgium, abstained), Nicola Procaccini (Italy, abstained), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, for), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, for)
Patriots voted against (75 of 76). Abstained: 1
Hermann Tertsch (Spain)
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How it got here
Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.