Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Foreign affairs
Macro-financial assistance to Egypt
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 386
- Against
- 132
- Abstained
- 49
roll-call vote at 13:03 · 68% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Céline Imart · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0037
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed law to provide macro-financial assistance to Egypt in the form of loans.§1: source passage in the text The assistance aims to help Egypt address its external financing needs and support structural reforms, with disbursements tied to progress on human rights, democracy and the rule of law.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Commission to keep it informed and to involve it in negotiating the memorandum of understanding with Egypt.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Renew, EPP, ECR, ESN; Against: The Left, Greens; Divided: S&D, Patriots
- The Left Against 1 for, 33 against, 2 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 0 for, 37 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D Divided 59 for, 22 against, 21 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 50 for, 6 against, 5 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 151 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 59 for, 3 against, 2 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 46 for, 24 against, 0 abstainedof 90
- ESN For 14 for, 2 against, 4 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 6 for, 5 against, 14 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
26 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (33 of 36). For: 1, Abstained: 2
Elena Kountoura (Greece, abstained), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Nikos Pappas (Greece, abstained)
Greens voted against (37 of 38). Abstained: 1
Leoluca Orlando (Italy)
Renew voted for (50 of 61). Against: 6, Abstained: 5
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden, against), Anna Stürgkh (Austria, abstained), Barry Andrews (Ireland, against), Barry Cowen (Ireland, against), Billy Kelleher (Ireland, against)
6 more from Renew
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Ireland, against), Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Netherlands, abstained), Irena Joveva (Slovenia, against), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany, abstained), Moritz Körner (Germany, abstained), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Netherlands, abstained)
ECR voted for (59 of 64). Against: 3, Abstained: 2
Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, against), Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, abstained)
ESN voted for (14 of 20). Against: 2, Abstained: 4
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, abstained), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, abstained), Milan Mazurek (Slovakia, against), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, against), René Aust (Germany, abstained)
1 more from ESN
Sarah Knafo (France, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 lapsed).