Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Economy & single market
Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 531
- Against
- 69
- Abstained
- 79
roll-call vote at 13:32 · 78% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Eva Maydell · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · Report A-10-2025-0113
AI:What this decision does
Parliament approved the Commission proposal for a Council decision allowing Bulgaria to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026.§1: source passage in the text This means Parliament supports lifting Bulgaria's derogation and its entry into the euro area as its twenty-first member.§2: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Council to notify it if it intends to depart from the approved text and to consult it again if it makes substantial amendments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: ESN; Abstained: The Left; Divided: Patriots
- The Left Abstained 12 for, 0 against, 28 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 52 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 125 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 70 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 176 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 60 for, 5 against, 12 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 26 for, 20 against, 34 abstainedof 90
- ESN Against 0 for, 26 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 10 for, 16 against, 4 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
32 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (28 of 40). For: 12
Carola Rackete (Germany), Elena Kountoura (Greece), Jussi Saramo (Finland), Kathleen Funchion (Ireland), Konstantinos Arvanitis (Greece)
7 more from The Left
Lynn Boylan (Ireland), Merja Kyllönen (Finland), Nikolas Farantouris (Greece), Nikos Pappas (Greece), Per Clausen (Denmark), Pernando Barrena Arza (Spain), Younous Omarjee (France)
S&D voted for (125 of 126). Against: 1
Marianne Vind (Denmark)
Renew voted for (70 of 72). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
Christine Singer (Germany, against), Engin Eroglu (Germany, abstained)
ECR voted for (60 of 77). Against: 5, Abstained: 12
Anna Zalewska (Poland, abstained), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Dominik Tarczyński (Poland, abstained)
12 more from ECR
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained), Guillaume Peltier (France, abstained), Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained), Marion Maréchal (France, abstained), Nicolas Bay (France, abstained), Patryk Jaki (Poland, abstained), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Stephen Nikola Bartulica (Croatia, abstained), Waldemar Tomaszewski (Lithuania, abstained)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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