Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., EU budget & funds
Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 440
- Against
- 168
- Abstained
- 52
roll-call vote at 14:19 · 67% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Dragoş Benea · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0129
AI:What this decision does
The proposal amends EU cohesion policy rules to let member states redirect funds to new strategic priorities, such as defence and competitiveness, during the mid-term review.§1: source passage in the text Parliament adopted its position on the law, backing the changes with amendments, including support for long-duration electricity storage and safeguards on rule-of-law conditionality.§1: source passage in the text§3: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Commission to reassess the 15% reallocation threshold and to report on transfers, ensuring transparency and protecting cohesion objectives.§3: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: The Left, Greens, ESN; Divided: Patriots
- The Left Against 1 for, 36 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 2 for, 45 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 89 for, 20 against, 20 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 63 for, 2 against, 3 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 170 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 63 for, 2 against, 7 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 44 for, 17 against, 19 abstainedof 89
- ESN Against 2 for, 23 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 6 for, 23 against, 1 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
61 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (36 of 37). For: 1
Younous Omarjee (France)
Greens voted against (45 of 47). For: 2
Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia), Virginijus Sinkevičius (Lithuania)
S&D voted for (89 of 129). Against: 20, Abstained: 20
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, against), Antonio Decaro (Italy, against), Aurore Lalucq (France, abstained), Bernd Lange (Germany, against), Birgit Sippel (Germany, against)
35 more from S&D
Chloé Ridel (France, abstained), Christophe Clergeau (France, abstained), Claire Fita (France, abstained), Csaba Molnár (Hungary, against), Eero Heinäluoma (Finland, abstained), Elio Di Rupo (Belgium, abstained), Emma Rafowicz (France, abstained), Eric Sargiacomo (France, abstained), Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, abstained), Evin Incir (Sweden, against), François Kalfon (France, abstained), Gabriele Bischoff (Germany, against), Heléne Fritzon (Sweden, against), Jean-Marc Germain (France, abstained), Jens Geier (Germany, against), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, against), Juan Fernando López Aguilar (Spain, against), Katarina Barley (Germany, against), Maria Noichl (Germany, against), Marit Maij (Netherlands, abstained), Matthias Ecke (Germany, abstained), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands, abstained), Murielle Laurent (France, abstained), Nora Mebarek (France, abstained), Pierre Jouvet (France, abstained), Raphaël Glucksmann (France, abstained), René Repasi (Germany, against), Sabrina Repp (Germany, against), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, against), Thijs Reuten (Netherlands, abstained), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (France, abstained), Tiemo Wölken (Germany, against), Tobias Cremer (Germany, against), Udo Bullmann (Germany, against), Vivien Costanzo (Germany, against)
Renew voted for (63 of 68). Against: 2, Abstained: 3
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden, against), Brigitte van den Berg (Netherlands, abstained), Emma Wiesner (Sweden, against), Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Netherlands, abstained), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Netherlands, abstained)
EPP voted for (170 of 171). Abstained: 1
Manuela Ripa (Germany)
ECR voted for (63 of 72). Against: 2, Abstained: 7
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, abstained), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, abstained), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, abstained), Dick Erixon (Sweden, abstained), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against)
4 more from ECR
Geadis Geadi (Cyprus, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, abstained), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, abstained), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, abstained)
ESN voted against (23 of 26). For: 2, Abstained: 1
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, for), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, for), Sarah Knafo (France, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 10 parts of the text voted on separately (10 lapsed).