Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Migration & asylum
Establishing an EU talent pool
Negotiating mandate approved
Parliament let its committee open negotiations with the Council on the basis of the committee’s report.
On the decision to open negotiations with the Council:
- For
- 327
- Against
- 229
- Abstained
- 50
roll-call vote at 13:09 · 54% of votes cast were for the decision to open negotiations with the Council
Committee report by Abir Al-Sahlani · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0045
AI:What this decision does
The EU talent pool is a proposed EU-wide platform to match jobseekers from non-EU countries with employers in the Union.§1: source passage in the text Parliament adopted its position on the law, backing the proposal with amendments. The position calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the proposal.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ECR, Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 17 for, 21 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 36 for, 3 against, 12 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 87 for, 19 against, 7 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 62 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 122 for, 23 against, 12 abstainedof 193
- ECR Against 0 for, 48 against, 18 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Against 0 for, 75 against, 0 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 0 for, 21 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 3 for, 19 against, 0 abstainedof 28
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
95 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted for (36 of 51). Against: 3, Abstained: 12
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain, abstained), Benedetta Scuderi (Italy, abstained), Catarina Vieira (Netherlands, abstained), Cristina Guarda (Italy, abstained), Ignazio Roberto Marino (Italy, abstained)
10 more from Greens
Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain, abstained), Kim van Sparrentak (Netherlands, abstained), Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Denmark, against), Lena Schilling (Austria, abstained), Leoluca Orlando (Italy, abstained), Rasmus Nordqvist (Denmark, against), Thomas Waitz (Austria, abstained), Tineke Strik (Netherlands, abstained), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain, abstained), Villy Søvndal (Denmark, against)
S&D voted for (87 of 113). Against: 19, Abstained: 7
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, against), Andreas Schieder (Austria, abstained), Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Ireland, against), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, against), Csaba Molnár (Hungary, against)
21 more from S&D
Eero Heinäluoma (Finland, against), Elio Di Rupo (Belgium, abstained), Elisabeth Grossmann (Austria, against), Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, against), Evelyn Regner (Austria, against), Evin Incir (Sweden, against), Gabriele Bischoff (Germany, against), Heléne Fritzon (Sweden, against), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, against), Klára Dobrev (Hungary, against), Lara Wolters (Netherlands, abstained), Marc Angel (Luxembourg, against), Maria Guzenina (Finland, against), Maria Noichl (Germany, abstained), Marianne Vind (Denmark, against), Marit Maij (Netherlands, abstained), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands, abstained), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, against), Pierre Jouvet (France, against), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, against), Thijs Reuten (Netherlands, abstained)
EPP voted for (122 of 157). Against: 23, Abstained: 12
Adam Jarubas (Poland, against), András Tivadar Kulja (Hungary, abstained), Andrzej Buła (Poland, against), Andrzej Halicki (Poland, against), Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz (Poland, against)
30 more from EPP
Bartosz Arłukowicz (Poland, against), Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (Poland, against), Borys Budka (Poland, against), Branko Grims (Slovenia, against), Céline Imart (France, abstained), Christophe Gomart (France, abstained), Dariusz Joński (Poland, against), Dóra Dávid (Hungary, abstained), Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (Poland, against), Eszter Lakos (Hungary, abstained), Ewa Kopacz (Poland, against), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, abstained), Gabriella Gerzsenyi (Hungary, abstained), Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (Poland, against), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, abstained), Jacek Protas (Poland, against), Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (Poland, against), Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Poland, against), Kinga Kollár (Hungary, abstained), Krzysztof Brejza (Poland, against), Krzysztof Hetman (Poland, against), Laurent Castillo (France, abstained), Łukasz Kohut (Poland, against), Magdalena Adamowicz (Poland, against), Marta Wcisło (Poland, against), Michał Szczerba (Poland, against), Milan Zver (Slovenia, against), Mirosława Nykiel (Poland, against), Nadine Morano (France, abstained), Zoltán Tarr (Hungary, abstained)
ECR voted against (48 of 66). Abstained: 18
Alberico Gambino (Italy), Antonella Sberna (Italy), Carlo Ciccioli (Italy), Chiara Gemma (Italy), Daniele Polato (Italy)
13 more from ECR
Denis Nesci (Italy), Elena Donazzan (Italy), Francesco Torselli (Italy), Francesco Ventola (Italy), Giovanni Crosetto (Italy), Lara Magoni (Italy), Marco Squarta (Italy), Mariateresa Vivaldini (Italy), Mario Mantovani (Italy), Michele Picaro (Italy), Paolo Inselvini (Italy), Sergio Berlato (Italy), Stefano Cavedagna (Italy)
ESN voted against (21 of 22). Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
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