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The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 518
- Against
- 31
- Abstained
- 102
roll-call vote at 13:26 · 80% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin · Report A-10-2026-0120
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on how the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive affects fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text The text finds uneven implementation, limited benefits for fisheries, and calls for better stakeholder engagement, data, and cross-border cooperation.§1: source passage in the text MEPs ask the Commission to revise the directive through the forthcoming Ocean Act and to set binding targets.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Abstained: The Left, Greens
- The Left Abstained 2 for, 11 against, 30 abstainedof 45
- Greens Abstained 2 for, 1 against, 46 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 99 for, 14 against, 9 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 156 for, 2 against, 1 abstainedof 186
- ECR For 76 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 81
- Patriots For 78 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 24 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 13 for, 3 against, 10 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
48 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (30 of 43). For: 2, Against: 11
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands, against), Hanna Gedin (Sweden, against), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, against), Jussi Saramo (Finland, against), Li Andersson (Finland, against)
8 more from The Left
Martin Günther (Germany, against), Martin Schirdewan (Germany, against), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, against), Nikos Pappas (Greece, for), Özlem Demirel (Germany, against), Per Clausen (Denmark, against), Pernando Barrena Arza (Spain, for), Sebastian Everding (Germany, against)
Greens abstained (46 of 49). For: 2, Against: 1
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain, for), Anna Cavazzini (Germany, against), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain, for)
S&D voted for (99 of 122). Against: 14, Abstained: 9
Andreas Schieder (Austria, against), Birgit Sippel (Germany, against), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, abstained), Delara Burkhardt (Germany, against), Elisabeth Grossmann (Austria, against)
18 more from S&D
Evelyn Regner (Austria, against), Gabriele Bischoff (Germany, against), Günther Sidl (Austria, against), Hannes Heide (Austria, against), Jens Geier (Germany, against), Katarina Barley (Germany, against), Lara Wolters (Netherlands, abstained), Maria Noichl (Germany, abstained), Marianne Vind (Denmark, abstained), Marit Maij (Netherlands, abstained), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands, abstained), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, abstained), René Repasi (Germany, against), Sabrina Repp (Germany, against), Thijs Reuten (Netherlands, abstained), Tobias Cremer (Germany, abstained), Udo Bullmann (Germany, against), Vivien Costanzo (Germany, against)
Renew voted for (68 of 72). Abstained: 4
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden), Emma Wiesner (Sweden), Sigrid Friis (Denmark), Stine Bosse (Denmark)
EPP voted for (156 of 159). Against: 2, Abstained: 1
Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (Poland, against), Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (Poland, against), Manuela Ripa (Germany, abstained)
ESN voted for (24 of 26). Abstained: 2
Marcin Sypniewski (Poland), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (7 rejected).