Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 399
- Against
- 78
- Abstained
- 69
roll-call vote at 14:16 · 73% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0156
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act, which aims to strengthen the EU's research and innovation by addressing structural challenges like fragmentation and uneven performance.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for a regulation that would make the ERA binding, with targets such as investing at least 3% of EU GDP in R&D by 2030 and improving coordination between member states.§1: source passage in the text It also asks for a separate proposal to protect freedom of scientific research and for measures to boost private investment and researcher mobility.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left, ECR
- The Left Divided 10 for, 2 against, 22 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 42 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 112 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 54 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 136 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 190
- ECR Divided 32 for, 9 against, 25 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 5 for, 43 against, 11 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 20 against, 0 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 8 for, 3 against, 11 abstainedof 31
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
17 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
EPP voted for (136 of 137). Against: 1
Andrey Novakov (Bulgaria)
Patriots voted against (43 of 59). For: 5, Abstained: 11
Anna Maria Cisint (Italy, abstained), Antonín Staněk (Czechia, abstained), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy, abstained), Jana Nagyová (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, for)
11 more from Patriots
Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, for), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain, abstained), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain, abstained), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain, abstained), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain, abstained), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, for), Paolo Borchia (Italy, abstained), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy, abstained), Silvia Sardone (Italy, abstained), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, abstained), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, for)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (1 adopted, 9 rejected) and 7 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 6 rejected).