Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Foreign affairs
Increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 441
- Against
- 105
- Abstained
- 81
roll-call vote at 13:15 · 70% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by David McAllister, Charles Goerens · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0221
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed law to make the EU's External Action Guarantee more efficient.§1: source passage in the text The Guarantee backs loans for development and external action; the changes aim to improve how it is used.§1: source passage in the text MEPs also asked the Commission to consult Parliament again if it changes the proposal substantially.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: The Left, ESN; Divided: ECR, Patriots
- The Left Against 4 for, 33 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 40 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 123 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 162 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 190
- ECR Divided 32 for, 21 against, 21 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 7 for, 18 against, 40 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 24 against, 1 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 5 for, 9 against, 12 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
12 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (33 of 37). For: 4
Jussi Saramo (Finland), Li Andersson (Finland), Merja Kyllönen (Finland), Younous Omarjee (France)
Greens voted for (40 of 45). Abstained: 5
Diana Riba I Giner (Spain), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain), Marie Toussaint (France), Mounir Satouri (France), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain)
EPP voted for (162 of 164). Abstained: 2
Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands), Sander Smit (Netherlands)
ESN voted against (24 of 25). Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 parts of the text voted on separately (3 lapsed).