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Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 367
- Against
- 98
- Abstained
- 113
roll-call vote at 13:18 · 63% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0474
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution setting out its priorities for the EU-Africa partnership ahead of the EU-African Union summit in Luanda, Angola, on 24 and 25 November 2025.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for making the fight against illegal migration a priority, negotiating readmission agreements with African Union member states, and linking development funds to cooperation on returns.§1: source passage in the text It also demands that the EU's Strategic Partnership with South Africa be conditional on ending discrimination against the Boer minority and compensating victims.§1: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Commission and Council to act on these points and forwards the resolution to EU institutions, member states, the UN, and the African Union.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: The Left, ECR
- The Left Abstained 10 for, 0 against, 24 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 39 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 106 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 60 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 140 for, 3 against, 5 abstainedof 193
- ECR Abstained 0 for, 10 against, 54 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 5 for, 53 against, 11 abstainedof 88
- ESN Against 0 for, 22 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 7 for, 10 against, 9 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
54 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (24 of 34). For: 10
Carolina Morace (Italy), Danilo Della Valle (Italy), Dario Tamburrano (Italy), Gaetano Pedulla' (Italy), Giuseppe Antoci (Italy)
5 more from The Left
Mario Furore (Italy), Merja Kyllönen (Finland), Pasquale Tridico (Italy), Sebastian Everding (Germany), Valentina Palmisano (Italy)
Greens voted for (39 of 45). Abstained: 6
Alice Kuhnke (Sweden), Benedetta Scuderi (Italy), Cristina Guarda (Italy), Isabella Lövin (Sweden), Leoluca Orlando (Italy)
1 more from Greens
Pär Holmgren (Sweden)
Renew voted for (60 of 63). Abstained: 3
Bart Groothuis (Netherlands), Jeannette Baljeu (Netherlands), Malik Azmani (Netherlands)
EPP voted for (140 of 148). Against: 3, Abstained: 5
Branko Grims (Slovenia, against), David Casa (Malta, abstained), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, against), Massimiliano Salini (Italy, against), Milan Zver (Slovenia, abstained)
3 more from EPP
Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia, abstained), Romana Tomc (Slovenia, abstained), Zala Černilec Tomašič (Slovenia, abstained)
ECR abstained (54 of 64). Against: 10
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden), Charlie Weimers (Sweden), Claudiu-Richard Târziu (Romania), Dick Erixon (Sweden), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece)
5 more from ECR
Geadis Geadi (Cyprus), Gheorghe Piperea (Romania), Guillaume Peltier (France), Laurence Trochu (France), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (Romania)
Patriots voted against (53 of 69). For: 5, Abstained: 11
Csaba Dömötör (Hungary, abstained), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, abstained), Georg Mayer (Austria, abstained), Gerald Hauser (Austria, abstained), György Hölvényi (Hungary, abstained)
11 more from Patriots
Harald Vilimsky (Austria, abstained), Jana Nagyová (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia, for), Klara Dostalova (Czechia, abstained), Nikola Bartůšek (Czechia, abstained), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, for), Petra Steger (Austria, abstained), Roman Haider (Austria, abstained), Tiago Moreira De Sá (Portugal, abstained), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, for)
ESN voted against (22 of 23). Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 14 amendments (6 adopted, 8 rejected) and 54 parts of the text voted on separately (33 adopted, 5 rejected, 16 lapsed). 8 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.