← Votes·2026-05-21

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

Vote ID 193038Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 354 against, 14 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

198

Against

354

Abstain

Margin of victory

156 votes

Turnout (cast)

566

Absent

144

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 35Against 94Abstain 4Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 103Abstain 0Absent 32

PfE85 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 60Against 5Abstain 2Absent 15

Renew77 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 1Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 2Absent 13

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland39
France33
Spain23
Czech Republic10
Hungary9

Most against

Germany67
Italy32
Sweden19
Netherlands18
Romania16

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 5Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 67Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary18 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 32Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 19Abstain 1Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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