← Votes·2026-05-21

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

Vote ID 193047Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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 and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (388 for, 120 against, 62 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

388

Against

120

Abstain

Margin of victory

268 votes

Turnout (cast)

570

Absent

140

Participation rate

80.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 117Against 15Abstain 3Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE85 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 26Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 6Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 50Abstain 7Absent 16

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 18Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy35
France34
Netherlands26
Portugal17

Most against

Poland24
Spain22
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 32Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 65Against 6Abstain 14Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 23Abstain 1Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 22Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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