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European Social Fund Plus post-2027

Adopted by a large majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For
432
Against
155
Abstained
82

roll-call vote at 13:00 · 65% of votes cast in favour

Committee report by Marit Maij · Report A-10-2025-0014

AI:What this decision does

Parliament adopted a resolution on the future of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) after 2027.§1: source passage in the text The text sets out Parliament's position on how the fund should be shaped, including a call to double its budget.§2: source passage in the text It asks the Commission to keep the ESF+ as a standalone fund and not merge or split it with other funds.§2: source passage in the text

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How the groups voted

For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: ECR

  • The Left For 43 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 47
  • Greens For 44 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 54
  • S&D For 130 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 137
  • Renew For 53 for, 13 against, 4 abstainedof 76
  • EPP For 148 for, 14 against, 6 abstainedof 193
  • ECR Abstained 2 for, 20 against, 52 abstainedof 80
  • Patriots Against 0 for, 83 against, 1 abstainedof 91
  • ESN Against 0 for, 22 against, 1 abstainedof 27
  • No group not a group 12 for, 2 against, 12 abstainedof 29

Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs

A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.

Did not vote with their group

68 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).

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How it got here

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 11 parts of the text voted on separately (9 adopted, 2 rejected).

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