The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward
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 21 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 21 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
- Isabella LÖVIN Verts/ALE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Niclas HERBST PPESofie ERIKSSON S&DPiotr MÜLLER ECREmma YTTERELL RenewAnja HAZEKAMP 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: Adds calls for a Baltic fisheries recovery fund, differentiated access rules, and action on cormorants and harbour porpoises. Rewrites recitals to broaden pressures on fish stocks beyond fishing and to balance sustainability with socio-economic needs. Drops criticism of the Council's 2026 catch limits and a statement on limited scientific data on predator impacts. Adds concerns about Russian fishery products and emphasizes generational renewal and socio-economic losses. The other changes are formal or wording: a decimal separator and a typo fix. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The new version substantially expands the report, adding many new recitals and paragraphs on environmental pressures, Russia, scientific advice, and socio-economic concerns. It shifts from urgent calls for quota cuts and closures to calls for assessments, recovery phases, and support for small-scale fisheries. It adds extensive new sections on improving scientific advice and addressing other factors like pollution, climate change, and Russia's shadow fleet. The changes are substantive, altering the report's focus and recommendations significantly. 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
- 21 May 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a clear majorityFor 337 Against 178 Abstained 44
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:49 · 60% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 54 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected3. Separate vote on paragraph 4Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedRejected5. Separate vote on paragraph 7Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejectedAdoptedAdopted10. Separate vote on paragraph 10RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on paragraph 13Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded12. Separate vote on paragraph 14RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected14. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 18RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejected17. Separate vote on paragraph 23RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on paragraph 26RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted20. Separate vote on paragraph 36RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 36AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 36 13:43 A10-0121/2026 – Isabella Lövin – After § 36 – Am 1Rejected23. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 36 13:43 A10-0121/2026 – Isabella Lövin – After § 36 – Am 2Rejected24. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 36 13:43 A10-0121/2026 – Isabella Lövin – After § 36 – Am 3Rejected25. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 36 13:43 A10-0121/2026 – Isabella Lövin – After § 36 – Am 4Adopted26. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 1 13:43 A10-0121/2026 – Isabella Lövin – After § 36 – Am 5/1Adopted27. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 2 13:44 A10-0121/2026 – Isabella Lövin – After § 36 – Am 5/2RejectedAdoptedAdoptedAdopted31. Separate vote on paragraph 52RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded32. Separate vote on paragraph 54RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejectedAdoptedAdoptedAdopted38. Vote on text inserted after recital DRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded39. Vote on text inserted after recital DRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded40. Separate vote on recital NAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded41. Separate vote on recital SAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded42. Separate vote on recital SRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded43. Separate vote on recital TRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded44. Separate vote on recital VRejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedRejected46. Separate vote on recital ABRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded47. Separate vote on recital AFRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded48. Separate vote on recital AIRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded49. Separate vote on recital AJAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded50. Separate vote on recital AMRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected52. Separate vote on recital AZRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded53. Separate vote on recital AZAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded54. Final vote — text as a whole 13:49 A10-0121/2026 – Isabella Lövin – 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 43 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.
- 19 November 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of PECH (Fisheries) proposed changes to the draft.
- 17 October 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.