Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Migration & asylum
Establishing an EU talent pool
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 414
- Against
- 182
- Abstained
- 21
roll-call vote at 13:14 · 67% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Abir Al-Sahlani · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0045
AI:What this decision does
The EU talent pool is a proposed EU-wide platform to match jobseekers from non-EU countries with employers in the Union.§2: source passage in the text Parliament adopted its position on the law, backing the proposal with amendments. The position calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the proposal.§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, 14 against, 14 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 107 for, 11 against, 2 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 62 for, 4 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 148 for, 9 against, 3 abstainedof 190
- ECR Divided 31 for, 41 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 7 for, 57 against, 0 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 25 against, 0 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 4 for, 21 against, 1 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
37 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted for (45 of 46). Abstained: 1
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Denmark)
S&D voted for (107 of 120). Against: 11, Abstained: 2
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, against), Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Ireland, against), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, against), Eero Heinäluoma (Finland, abstained), Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, against)
8 more from S&D
Evin Incir (Sweden, against), Gabriele Bischoff (Germany, abstained), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, against), Maria Guzenina (Finland, against), Marianne Vind (Denmark, against), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, against), Romana Jerković (Croatia, against), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, against)
Renew voted for (62 of 66). Against: 4
Anouk van Brug (Netherlands), Bart Groothuis (Netherlands), Jeannette Baljeu (Netherlands), Malik Azmani (Netherlands)
EPP voted for (148 of 160). Against: 9, Abstained: 3
Branko Grims (Slovenia, against), Céline Imart (France, against), Christophe Gomart (France, against), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, against), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, against)
7 more from EPP
Ilia Lazarov (Bulgaria, against), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, against), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, abstained), Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia, abstained), Nadine Morano (France, against), Niels Flemming Hansen (Denmark, against), Sander Smit (Netherlands, abstained)
Patriots voted against (57 of 64). For: 7
Antonín Staněk (Czechia), Jana Nagyová (Czechia), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia), Klara Dostalova (Czechia)
2 more from Patriots
Ondřej Knotek (Czechia), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia)
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How it got here
A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 50 parts of the text voted on separately (50 lapsed).