← Votes·2026-05-21

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

Vote ID 193036Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (422 for, 83 against, 66 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

422

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

339 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 2Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 1Absent 34

PfE85 MEPs

For 7Against 65Abstain 6Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 55Absent 15

Renew77 MEPs

For 58Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 40Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany82
Italy36
France33
Spain30
Netherlands25

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 33Against 32Abstain 4Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 82Against 3Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 22Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 21Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 7Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 8Abstain 3Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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