The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 23 January 2025
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 15 April 2026
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 23 April 2026
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 20 May 2026
5. ✓ Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Lead committee

Fisheries PECH

Author

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN (Renew)

Shadow rapporteurs

Isabelle LE CALLENNEC (EPP), Eric SARGIACOMO (S&D), France JAMET (Patriots), Bert-Jan RUISSEN (ECR), Isabella LÖVIN (Greens), Luke Ming FLANAGAN (The Left)

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 20 May 2026 Amendment 4 to paragraph 16

   Rejected 197–444–5

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

2. 20 May 2026 Amendment 2 to paragraph 31

   Rejected 185–434–11

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

3. 20 May 2026 Amendment 5 to paragraph 41

   Rejected 186–441–10

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

4. 20 May 2026 Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 42

   Rejected 114–447–81

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   Against ✗

   Patriots

   Abst. ○

   ESN

   Against ✗

5. 20 May 2026 Amendment 6 to paragraph 69

   Rejected 188–449–11

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

6. 20 May 2026 Amendment 1, adding text after recital C

   Rejected 198–445–8

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

7. 20 May 2026 Amendment 3 to recital F

   Rejected 198–440–7

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

8. 20 May 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

   Adopted 518–31–102

   The Left

   Abst. ○

   Greens

   Abst. ○

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

1. Adopted by Parliament20 May 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0181/2026 TA-10-2026-0181

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary23 Apr 2026

   Report A10-0120/2026 A-10-2026-0120

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft16 Dec 2025

   Draft report (PECH) PECH-PR-781431

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0120/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0181/2026

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The versions differ only in formal and wording changes: a decimal separator is corrected and a sentence is moved to its own recital.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (PECH) → Report A10-0120/2026

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   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.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2126

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2026). “The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins”. Dossier, 20 May 2026. procId 2024-2126, reference 2024/2126(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2126 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2126(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2126 (CC BY 4.0).

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