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Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 482
- Against
- 108
- Abstained
- 42
roll-call vote at 13:09 · 76% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Tobias Cremer · Report A-10-2026-0035
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a recommendation calling for stronger EU-Canada cooperation in response to geopolitical tensions and threats to Canada's economic stability and sovereignty.§1: source passage in the text The text urges the Council, Commission and the EU's foreign policy chief to implement summit outcomes and deepen ties in trade, security, climate and other areas.§1: source passage in the text It also asks for follow-up on the June 2025 EU-Canada Summit and for developing new cooperation fields such as culture and youth.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: The Left, ESN; Divided: Patriots
- The Left Against 7 for, 31 against, 4 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 44 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 69 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 162 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 188
- ECR For 68 for, 3 against, 5 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Divided 6 for, 36 against, 20 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 1 for, 24 against, 0 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 5 for, 14 against, 8 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
25 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (31 of 42). For: 7, Abstained: 4
Estrella Galán (Spain, abstained), Hanna Gedin (Sweden, for), Ilaria Salis (Italy, abstained), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, for), Jussi Saramo (Finland, for)
6 more from The Left
Li Andersson (Finland, for), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Nikos Pappas (Greece, abstained), Per Clausen (Denmark, for), Sebastian Everding (Germany, for), Younous Omarjee (France, abstained)
Greens voted for (44 of 47). Abstained: 3
David Cormand (France), Marie Toussaint (France), Mounir Satouri (France)
EPP voted for (162 of 164). Abstained: 2
Branko Grims (Slovenia), Milan Zver (Slovenia)
ECR voted for (68 of 76). Against: 3, Abstained: 5
Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands, abstained), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, against), Guillaume Peltier (France, abstained), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained)
3 more from ECR
Marion Maréchal (France, abstained), Nicolas Bay (France, abstained), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against)
ESN voted against (24 of 25). For: 1
Volker Schnurrbusch (Germany)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 1 rejected).