← Votes·2026-05-21

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

Vote ID 193049Source: 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, ECR, Renew, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (391 for, 90 against, 84 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

391

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

301 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 130Against 2Abstain 0Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 34

PfE85 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 72Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 3Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew77 MEPs

For 56Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 1Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 1Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 5Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Italy44
Poland43
Spain33
France29

Most against

Slovakia4

Divided delegations

Finland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 8Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 29Against 12Abstain 28Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 62Against 19Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 4Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 44Against 9Abstain 6Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 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 20Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 6Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 33Against 4Abstain 6Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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