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Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 622
- Against
- 24
- Abstained
- 21
roll-call vote at 13:48 · 93% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Denis Nesci · Report A-10-2025-0092
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy.§1: source passage in the text The text stresses the importance of rural areas and calls for measures to address demographic, economic and social challenges.§1: source passage in the text It asks for full application of Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to reduce regional disparities.§1: source passage in the text The resolution also calls for investment in infrastructure, services, and support for young people and women in rural areas.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 38 for, 3 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 47 for, 3 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 131 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 62 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 172 for, 5 against, 2 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 66 for, 5 against, 4 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 67 for, 5 against, 2 abstainedof 90
- ESN For 24 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 15 for, 2 against, 9 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).
The Left voted for (38 of 42). Against: 3, Abstained: 1
Hanna Gedin (Sweden, against), João Oliveira (Portugal, abstained), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, against), Kathleen Funchion (Ireland, against)
Greens voted for (47 of 51). Against: 3, Abstained: 1
David Cormand (France, against), Marie Toussaint (France, against), Mélissa Camara (France, against), Saskia Bricmont (Belgium, abstained)
Renew voted for (62 of 63). Against: 1
Karin Karlsbro (Sweden)
EPP voted for (172 of 179). Against: 5, Abstained: 2
Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden, against), Arba Kokalari (Sweden, against), Dirk Gotink (Netherlands, abstained), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, abstained), Jessica Polfjärd (Sweden, against)
2 more from EPP
Jörgen Warborn (Sweden, against), Tomas Tobé (Sweden, against)
ECR voted for (66 of 75). Against: 5, Abstained: 4
Assita Kanko (Belgium, abstained), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained)
4 more from ECR
Johan van Overtveldt (Belgium, abstained), Kris van Dijck (Belgium, abstained), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against)
Patriots voted for (67 of 74). Against: 5, Abstained: 2
Anders Vistisen (Denmark, abstained), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands, against), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands, against), Rachel Blom (Netherlands, against), Sebastiaan Stöteler (Netherlands, against)
2 more from Patriots
Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands, against), Vilis Krištopans (Latvia, abstained)
ESN voted for (24 of 26). Abstained: 2
Milan Mazurek (Slovakia), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia)
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