Norway’s recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic
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Summary written by AI from the official roll-call record. It can make mistakes, so check the numbers.
- For523
- Against34
- Abstained59
- Absent89
- Margin
- +489
- Turnout
- 87%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left3733004100%
S&D1411290012100%
Greens/EFA726900
By country
- DE Germany79–6–0
- FR France51–15–3
- IT Italy41–2–21
- ES Spain49–0–3
- PL Poland43–2–2
- RO Romania
Every MEP
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZEPP · PL
- Asim ADEMOVEPP · BG
- Isabella ADINOLFIEPP · IT
- Matteo ADINOLFIID · IT
- Alex AGIUS SALIBAS&D · MT
- Mazaly AGUILARECR · ES
- Clara AGUILERAS&D · ES
- Abir AL-SAHLANIRenew · SE
- Alviina ALAMETSÄGreens/EFA · FI
- João ALBUQUERQUES&D · PT
- Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOVEPP · BG
- François ALFONSIGreens/EFA · FR
- Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELIRenew · BG
- Catherine AMALRICRenew · FR
- Andris AMERIKSS&D · LV
- Christine ANDERSONID · DE
- Rasmus ANDRESENGreens/EFA · DE
- Barry ANDREWSRenew · IE
- Mathilde ANDROUËTID · FR
- Marc ANGELS&D · LU
- Gerolf ANNEMANSID · BE
- Andrus ANSIPRenew · EE
- Attila ARA-KOVÁCSS&D · HU
- Maria ARENAS&D · BE
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍAEPP · ES
- Pascal ARIMONTEPP · BE
- Konstantinos ARVANITISThe Left · GR
- Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOUEPP · GR
- Manon AUBRYThe Left · FR
- Margrete AUKENGreens/EFA · DK
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUSRenew · LT
- Carmen AVRAMS&D · RO
- Malik AZMANIRenew · NL
- Laura BALLARÍN CEREZAS&D · ES
- Marek Paweł BALTS&D · PL
- Jordan BARDELLAID · FR
- Katarina BARLEYS&D · DE
- Pietro BARTOLOS&D · IT
- Alessandra BASSOID · IT
- José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZRenew · ES
- Nicolas BAYECR · FR
- Gunnar BECKID · DE
- Tiziana BEGHINNon-attached · IT
- Aurélia BEIGNEUXID · FR
- Marek BELKAS&D · PL
- François-Xavier BELLAMYEPP · FR
- Dragoş BENEAS&D · RO
- Brando BENIFEIS&D · IT
- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEAEPP · ES
- Hildegard BENTELEEPP · DE
- Tom BERENDSENEPP · NL
- Lars Patrick BERGECR · DE
- Stefan BERGEREPP · DE
- Erik BERGKVISTS&D · SE
- Sergio BERLATOECR · IT
- Alexander BERNHUBEREPP · AT
- Monika BEŇOVÁNon-attached · SK
- Robert BIEDROŃS&D · PL
- Adam BIELANECR · PL
- Theresa BIELOWSKIS&D · AT
From the Parliament's press release
- The European Parliament adopted by 523 votes to 34, with 59 abstentions, a resolution on Norway’s recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic.The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR and the Left groups.The ecosystems of the Arctic have been identified as being of central environmental importance for biodiversity, fish stocks and climate regulation. These particularly vulnerable ecosystems are already facing pressure from climate change, resulting in more acidic and warmer oceans, which will likely affect the migration patterns of important fish stocks. Mineral extraction on the Arctic seabed risks releasing methane stored in sub-glacial ecosystems and Arctic permafrost soils…