Dossier · Own-initiative report

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

Reference: 2024/2127(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 21 May 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage: Parliament’s position
Lead committee: Fisheries PECH

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Author: Isabella LÖVIN
Shadow rapporteurs: 5 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 21 May 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 3 versions

Author: Isabella LÖVIN
Shadow rapporteurs: 5 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 21 May 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 3 versions

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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

Referred to committee (done) 23 January 2025
Committee work (done) Report adopted 15 April 2026
Tabled for plenary (done) 23 April 2026
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 21 May 2026
Parliament’s position (done) Final

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

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee: Fisheries PECH
Author: Isabella LÖVIN (Greens)
Shadow rapporteurs: Niclas HERBST (EPP), Sofie ERIKSSON (S&D), Piotr MÜLLER (ECR), Emma WIESNER (Renew), Anja HAZEKAMP (The Left)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
21 May 2026	The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward	Resolutions	Adopted	337 for, 178 against, 44 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

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).

Voting grid of 2024/2127(INI): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
21 May 2026 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 36	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected205–344–17
21 May 2026 Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 36	For	For	For	For	Abst.	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted279–121–167
21 May 2026 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 1	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Divided	Abst.	Adopted388–120–62
21 May 2026 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 2	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Divided	Against	Rejected226–296–46
21 May 2026 Separate vote on paragraph 37	Against	Against	For	For	For	For	Abst.	For	Adopted391–90–84
21 May 2026 Separate vote on paragraph 40	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	Adopted531–24–13
21 May 2026 Amendment 12 to paragraph 43	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Adopted501–49–15
21 May 2026 Amendment 42 to paragraph 55	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	Divided	For	Rejected166–356–40
21 May 2026 Amendment 43 to paragraph 56	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	Against	For	Rejected162–384–20
21 May 2026 Paragraph 56 — part 1	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	For	Against	Adopted378–171–16
21 May 2026 Paragraph 56 — part 2	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	Adopted537–26–3
21 May 2026 Amendment 13 to recital A	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	For	Adopted293–263–10
21 May 2026 Amendment 6 to recital Y	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	Rejected122–432–4
21 May 2026 Amendment 7 to recital AY	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected175–378–2
21 May 2026 Final vote — text as a whole	Divided	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Adopted337–178–44

21 May 2026 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 36

Rejected 205–344–17

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
21 May 2026 Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 36

Adopted 279–121–167

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Abst.
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
21 May 2026 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 1

Adopted 388–120–62

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Abst.
21 May 2026 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 2

Rejected 226–296–46

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
21 May 2026 Separate vote on paragraph 37

Adopted 391–90–84

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

Abst.
ESN

For
21 May 2026 Separate vote on paragraph 40

Adopted 531–24–13

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
21 May 2026 Amendment 12 to paragraph 43

Adopted 501–49–15

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

Against
21 May 2026 Amendment 42 to paragraph 55

Rejected 166–356–40

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Divided
ECR

For
Patriots

Divided
ESN

For
21 May 2026 Amendment 43 to paragraph 56

Rejected 162–384–20

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Divided
ECR

For
Patriots

Against
ESN

For
21 May 2026 Paragraph 56 — part 1

Adopted 378–171–16

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Divided
ECR

Against
Patriots

For
ESN

Against
21 May 2026 Paragraph 56 — part 2

Adopted 537–26–3

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
21 May 2026 Amendment 13 to recital A

Adopted 293–263–10

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
21 May 2026 Amendment 6 to recital Y

Rejected 122–432–4

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

For
ESN

For
21 May 2026 Amendment 7 to recital AY

Rejected 175–378–2

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
21 May 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

Adopted 337–178–44

The Left

Divided
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against

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Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament21 May 2026

Adopted text TA10-0189/2026 TA-10-2026-0189

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Tabled for plenary23 Apr 2026

Report A10-0121/2026 A-10-2026-0121

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Committee draft17 Oct 2025

Draft report (PECH) PECH-PR-778399

Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Adopted text TA10-0189/2026: Parliament's resolution on the Baltic Sea multiannual plan calls for urgent actions to recover fish stocks, improve scientific advice, address environmental pressures, and consider legal changes, including a possible revision of the Baltic MAP Regulation.
Report A10-0121/2026: Parliament's resolution on the Baltic Sea multiannual plan calls for urgent action to recover fish stocks, improve scientific advice, and address environmental pressures.
Draft report (PECH): This draft report on the multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea calls for urgent action to recover fish stocks, including precautionary buffers, ecosystem-based advice, and legal changes to the Baltic MAP Regulation.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0121/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0189/2026

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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.

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Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (PECH) → Report A10-0121/2026

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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.

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Timeline, 8

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 4 steps · 23 Apr 2026–21 May 2026

21 May 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 21 May 2026 Report A10-0121/2026 Adopted text TA10-0189/2026
18 May 2026

Debated in plenary

MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

Sitting of 18 May 2026 Report A10-0121/2026
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.

Amendments 1–5 Amendments 6–7 Amendments 8–9 Amendments 10–12 Amendments 13–22 Amendments 23–32 Amendments 33–42 Amendment 43
23 April 2026

Report tabled for plenary

This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

Report A10-0121/2026

Committee stage 4 steps · 23 Jan 2025–15 Apr 2026

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.

Amendments in committee (PECH)Amendments in committee (PECH)
17 October 2025

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in PECH (Fisheries). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

Draft report (PECH)
23 January 2025

Referred to the PECH (Fisheries) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Connections

Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.

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Text REPORT on the multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Report A10-0121/2026 21 May 2026

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2127
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward”. Dossier, 21 May 2026. procId 2024-2127, reference 2024/2127(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2127 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2127(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2127 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2024-2127,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2127}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2127},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2127, reference 2024/2127(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2127(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}