← Votes·2026-05-21

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

Vote ID 192528Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (337 for, 178 against, 44 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

337

Against

178

Abstain

Margin of victory

159 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

151

Participation rate

78.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 100Against 12Abstain 18Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 0Absent 39

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 53Abstain 10Absent 15

Renew77 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
France37
Sweden20
Netherlands18
Spain18

Most against

Poland34
Italy31
Czech Republic8
Hungary8
Greece7

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 5Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 37Against 28Abstain 4Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 61Against 16Abstain 3Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 31Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 34Abstain 6Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 16Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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