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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

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – § 31 – Am 2

Date: 20.05.2026·Reference: A10-0120/2026

marine ecosystem sustainable development aquaculture marine environment EU waters coastal protection area management fishery management coastal region EU environmental policy

Overall Result

Rejected

185 For
434 Against
11 Abstention
87 Did not vote

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Amendment wording

Tabled by France Jamet, António Tânger Corrêa, Ton Diepeveen

… Emphasises that fisheries and aquaculture are often overshadowed by other, more powerful Added: state-backed or economically important sectors, such as offshore ~~Removed: energy;~~ Added: energy, especially wind farms; recalls that the vast majority of offshore energy infrastructure has significant disadvantages and does not compensate for the damage caused to fisheries and food sovereignty; takes note of reports of structural power imbalances between maritime sectors; deplores …

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.279

Status and procedure

Outcome as recorded by the European Parliament.

Vote held on: 20.05.2026
Latest recorded step: Plenary · 23.04.2026 (204 days ago)
Next scheduled step: No further step is scheduled in the source.

Procedure timeline

2024/2126(INI) · INI

Recorded procedure activities. These do not establish whether a law has entered into force.

Recorded: Referral23.01.2025327 days until the next step
Recorded: Committee stage16.12.2025128 days until the next step
Latest recorded: Plenary23.04.2026204 days since this step began

Recorded activities (11)

23.01.2025Referral to committee
16.12.2025Committee report tabled
10.02.2026Committee amendments tabled
15.04.2026Committee report adopted
23.04.2026Tabling for plenary
11.05.2026Tabling for plenary
12.05.2026Tabling for plenary
12.05.2026Tabling for plenary
18.05.2026Plenary debate
20.05.2026Plenary vote
20.05.2026Plenary vote results

Scheduled activities (not confirmation of completion)

18.05.2026Plenary debate
20.05.2026Plenary vote

Procedure file (OEIL) · European Parliament data
Retrieved: 06.11.2026

Sources

Roll-call minutes Parliament document Procedure file (OEIL)

Data: EP Open Data API

What is this about?

Uneven implementation of maritime spatial planning in the EU.
Fisheries and aquaculture threatened by spatial competition and restrictions .
Call for binding fishing zones and improved data basis.

Source: AI Summary with Mistral

Vote by political group

How the political groups voted

Renew Europe (Renew)

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68Against
0Abstention
9Did not vote

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European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)

For68

68For
4Against
0Abstention
9Did not vote

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Patriots for Europe (PfE)

For75

75For
0Against
0Abstention
10Did not vote

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Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)

For25

25For
0Against
0Abstention
2Did not vote

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Non-attached Members (NI)

For12

12For
5Against
7Abstention
6Did not vote

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European People's Party (EPP)

For5

5For
149Against
4Abstention
25Did not vote

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Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

For0

0For
119Against
0Abstention
17Did not vote

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Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

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0For
48Against
0Abstention
5Did not vote

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The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)

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41Against
0Abstention
4Did not vote

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Members

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Vote Position
Name	Country	Group	Vote Position
Francesco Ventola	Italy	ECR	For
Denis Nesci	Italy	ECR	For
Francesco Torselli	Italy	ECR	For
Virginie Joron	France	PfE	For
Mary Khan	Germany	ESN	For
Diego Solier	Spain	ECR	For
Markus Buchheit	Germany	ESN	For
Sergio Berlato	Italy	ECR	For
Arkadiusz Mularczyk	Poland	ECR	For
Ivan David	Czechia	ESN	For