Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding., Economy & single market
InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence
Objection failed by a large majority
The objection failed — the Commission measure goes ahead.
On the objection:
- For
- 124
- Against
- 401
- Abstained
- 41
roll-call vote at 13:04 · 22% of votes cast were for the objection
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0456
AI:What this decision does
The Commission delegated regulation of 28 August 2025 broadens the definition of eligible strategic investments under the InvestEU Fund to include more defence technologies and products for military use, and extends eligibility to entities in associated countries or controlled by non-associated countries under certain conditions.§1: source passage in the text Parliament rejected the objection, so the Commission measure goes ahead and the expanded defence investment rules will apply. Parliament had asked the Commission to refrain from using delegated acts to change InvestEU's scope and to submit any further changes as a legislative proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left; Against: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, ESN; Divided: Greens, Patriots
- The Left For 34 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens Divided 11 for, 8 against, 24 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 2 for, 95 against, 8 abstainedof 137
- Renew Against 2 for, 57 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP Against 3 for, 141 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR Against 3 for, 60 against, 1 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 43 for, 18 against, 7 abstainedof 88
- ESN Against 5 for, 18 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 21 for, 4 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
24 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted against (95 of 105). For: 2, Abstained: 8
Andreas Schieder (Austria, abstained), Daniel Attard (Malta, abstained), Elisabeth Grossmann (Austria, abstained), Evelyn Regner (Austria, abstained), Günther Sidl (Austria, abstained)
5 more from S&D
Hannes Heide (Austria, abstained), Marco Tarquinio (Italy, for), Maria Grapini (Romania, abstained), Sakis Arnaoutoglou (Greece, for), Thomas Bajada (Malta, abstained)
Renew voted against (57 of 59). For: 2
Ciaran Mullooly (Ireland), Michael Mcnamara (Ireland)
EPP voted against (141 of 144). For: 3
Borys Budka (Poland), Marta Wcisło (Poland), Michalis Hadjipantela (Cyprus)
ECR voted against (60 of 64). For: 3, Abstained: 1
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, for), Gheorghe Piperea (Romania, for), Marlena Maląg (Poland, for)
ESN voted against (18 of 23). For: 5
Milan Uhrík (Slovakia), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria), Petr Bystron (Germany), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania), René Aust (Germany)
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