The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 20 May 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 23 January 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 15 April 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 23 April 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 20 May 2026
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- PECH — Fisheries
- Rapporteur
- Stéphanie YON-COURTIN Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Isabelle LE CALLENNEC PPEEric SARGIACOMO S&DFrance JAMET PfEBert-Jan RUISSEN ECRIsabella LÖVIN Verts/ALELuke Ming FLANAGAN The Left
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal and wording changes: a decimal separator is corrected and a sentence is moved to its own recital. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report expands significantly, adding new recitals and paragraphs on food security, geopolitical tensions, and sector challenges. It strengthens requirements for stakeholder involvement, including fishers and coastal communities, and calls for legally binding participation. It adds calls for priority access for fisheries, compensatory measures, and better integration of aquaculture and small-scale fishing. It emphasizes the need for cross-border cooperation, especially with the UK, and sea-basin approaches. The other changes are formal or wording: rephrasing and minor additions. see the changes →
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 20 May 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 518 Against 31 Abstained 102
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:26 · 80% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 8 ballots in voting order
RejectedRejectedRejected4. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 42 13:25 A10-0120/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 42 – Am 7RejectedRejected6. Amendment 1, adding text after recital C 13:25 A10-0120/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After recital C – Am 1RejectedRejected8. Final vote — text as a whole 13:26 A10-0120/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 18 May 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 11 May – 12 May 2026 7 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 23 April 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 15 April 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
PECH (Fisheries) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 10 February 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of PECH (Fisheries) proposed changes to the draft.
- 16 December 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in PECH (Fisheries). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 23 January 2025 Referred to the PECH (Fisheries) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.