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Access to finance for SMEs and scale-ups
Adopted by a small majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 360
- Against
- 298
- Abstained
- 8
roll-call vote at 12:41 · 54% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Jorge Martín Frías · Report A-10-2025-0185
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and scale-ups in the EU.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for reducing regulatory burdens, fostering private investment, and closing the late-stage financing gap to help European firms grow and stay in the Union.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text It also asks the Commission to consider tailored definitions for start-ups and scale-ups and to ensure EU-level instruments are accessible across all member states.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew
- The Left Against 0 for, 39 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens Against 0 for, 51 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 1 for, 126 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew Against 5 for, 62 against, 1 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 170 for, 3 against, 3 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 74 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 75 for, 6 against, 0 abstainedof 87
- ESN For 20 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 15 for, 11 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
21 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted against (51 of 52). Abstained: 1
Markéta Gregorová (Czechia)
S&D voted against (126 of 127). For: 1
Thijs Reuten (Netherlands)
Renew voted against (62 of 68). For: 5, Abstained: 1
Asger Christensen (Denmark, for), Christine Singer (Germany, for), Engin Eroglu (Germany, for), Joachim Streit (Germany, for), Michał Kobosko (Poland, abstained)
1 more from Renew
Morten Løkkegaard (Denmark, for)
EPP voted for (170 of 176). Against: 3, Abstained: 3
Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Luxembourg, against), Liesbet Sommen (Belgium, abstained), Luděk Niedermayer (Czechia, abstained), Martine Kemp (Luxembourg, against), Pascal Arimont (Belgium, abstained)
1 more from EPP
Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, against)
Patriots voted for (75 of 81). Against: 6
Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Petra Steger (Austria)
1 more from Patriots
Roman Haider (Austria)
ESN voted for (20 of 21). Abstained: 1
Ivan David (Czechia)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected).