Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., EU budget & funds
European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 453
- Against
- 149
- Abstained
- 59
roll-call vote at 14:17 · 69% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Marit Maij · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0122
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to amend the European Social Fund+ regulation to address strategic challenges.§1: source passage in the text The changes allow member states to redirect funds to new EU priorities, with incentives like higher pre-financing and co-financing rates.§1: source passage in the text Parliament asks 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: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: The Left, ESN; Divided: Greens, Patriots
- The Left Against 1 for, 35 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens Divided 24 for, 11 against, 13 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 105 for, 8 against, 14 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 53 for, 2 against, 11 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 168 for, 1 against, 6 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 66 for, 2 against, 5 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 28 for, 44 against, 8 abstainedof 89
- ESN Against 2 for, 24 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 6 for, 22 against, 2 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
52 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (35 of 36). For: 1
Younous Omarjee (France)
S&D voted for (105 of 127). Against: 8, Abstained: 14
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, against), Aurore Lalucq (France, abstained), Chloé Ridel (France, abstained), Christophe Clergeau (France, abstained), Claire Fita (France, abstained)
17 more from S&D
Csaba Molnár (Hungary, against), Eero Heinäluoma (Finland, abstained), Emma Rafowicz (France, abstained), Eric Sargiacomo (France, abstained), Evin Incir (Sweden, against), François Kalfon (France, abstained), Heléne Fritzon (Sweden, against), Jean-Marc Germain (France, abstained), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, against), Klára Dobrev (Hungary, against), Leire Pajín (Spain, against), Murielle Laurent (France, abstained), Nora Mebarek (France, abstained), Pierre Jouvet (France, abstained), Raphaël Glucksmann (France, abstained), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, against), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (France, abstained)
Renew voted for (53 of 66). Against: 2, Abstained: 11
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden, against), Andreas Glück (Germany, abstained), Brigitte van den Berg (Netherlands, abstained), Christine Singer (Germany, abstained), Emma Wiesner (Sweden, against)
8 more from Renew
Engin Eroglu (Germany, abstained), Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Netherlands, abstained), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany, abstained), Joachim Streit (Germany, abstained), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Germany, abstained), Moritz Körner (Germany, abstained), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Netherlands, abstained), Svenja Hahn (Germany, abstained)
EPP voted for (168 of 175). Against: 1, Abstained: 6
András Tivadar Kulja (Hungary, abstained), Dóra Dávid (Hungary, abstained), Eszter Lakos (Hungary, abstained), Gabriella Gerzsenyi (Hungary, abstained), Kinga Kollár (Hungary, abstained)
2 more from EPP
Željana Zovko (Croatia, against), Zoltán Tarr (Hungary, abstained)
ECR voted for (66 of 73). Against: 2, Abstained: 5
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, abstained), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, abstained), Cristian Terheş (Romania, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, abstained), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against)
2 more from ECR
Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, abstained)
ESN voted against (24 of 26). For: 2
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 parts of the text voted on separately (3 lapsed).