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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool – Belgium
Passed by an overwhelming majority
The budget decision was approved.
- For
- 598
- Against
- 48
- Abstained
- 5
roll-call vote at 13:15 · 92% of votes cast in favour
Committee report · Report A-10-2025-0080
AI:What this decision does
The European Parliament approved the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers to support workers made redundant by the Belgian company Van Hool.§1: source passage in the text The decision releases €7,999,015 to fund personalised services such as job-search support, retraining, and outplacement for 2,397 former Van Hool workers in Belgium.§1: source passage in the text§3: source passage in the text The Parliament agrees with the Commission that Belgium meets the conditions for this aid and instructs its President to sign the decision with the Council.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Against: ESN
- The Left For 38 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 46 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 126 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 59 for, 8 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 173 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 59 for, 9 against, 5 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 70 for, 8 against, 0 abstainedof 90
- ESN Against 3 for, 20 against, 0 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 24 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 30
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
34 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Renew voted for (59 of 67). Against: 8
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden), Anouk van Brug (Netherlands), Christine Singer (Germany), Emma Wiesner (Sweden), Engin Eroglu (Germany)
3 more from Renew
Joachim Streit (Germany), Karin Karlsbro (Sweden), Nikola Minchev (Bulgaria)
EPP voted for (173 of 174). Against: 1
Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden)
ECR voted for (59 of 73). Against: 9, Abstained: 5
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, against), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Fernand Kartheiser (Luxembourg, abstained)
9 more from ECR
Guillaume Peltier (France, abstained), Jaak Madison (Estonia, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained), Marion Maréchal (France, abstained), Nicolas Bay (France, abstained), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, against)
Patriots voted for (70 of 78). Against: 8
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Sebastiaan Stöteler (Netherlands)
3 more from Patriots
Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands), Vilis Krištopans (Latvia)
ESN voted against (20 of 23). For: 3
Milan Mazurek (Slovakia), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia), Sarah Knafo (France)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 3 rejected).