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EU enlargement strategy
Adopted by a clear majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 385
- Against
- 147
- Abstained
- 98
roll-call vote at 13:07 · 61% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Petras Auštrevičius · Report A-10-2026-0016
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on the EU enlargement strategy, which covers candidate countries and the accession process.§1: source passage in the text The resolution stresses that enlargement is merit-based and that progress depends on irreversible reforms in rule of law and democratic institutions.§1: source passage in the text It also highlights the strategic importance of enlargement for security and prosperity, and notes the need to counter interference from Russia and China.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: ECR; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 7 for, 22 against, 14 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 107 for, 3 against, 8 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 147 for, 8 against, 10 abstainedof 188
- ECR Abstained 7 for, 11 against, 56 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Against 0 for, 57 against, 5 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 24 against, 1 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 2 for, 22 against, 3 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
54 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (107 of 118). Against: 3, Abstained: 8
Alex Agius Saliba (Malta, abstained), Daniel Attard (Malta, abstained), Elio Di Rupo (Belgium, abstained), Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, abstained), Kristian Vigenin (Bulgaria, abstained)
6 more from S&D
Marko Vešligaj (Croatia, abstained), Nikos Papandreou (Greece, against), Sakis Arnaoutoglou (Greece, against), Thomas Bajada (Malta, abstained), Tsvetelina Penkova (Bulgaria, abstained), Yannis Maniatis (Greece, against)
Renew voted for (68 of 69). Abstained: 1
Michael Mcnamara (Ireland)
EPP voted for (147 of 165). Against: 8, Abstained: 10
Ana Miguel Pedro (Portugal, abstained), Céline Imart (France, against), Christophe Gomart (France, against), David Casa (Malta, against), Davor Ivo Stier (Croatia, abstained)
13 more from EPP
Dirk Gotink (Netherlands, against), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, against), Ilia Lazarov (Bulgaria, against), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, against), Janusz Lewandowski (Poland, abstained), Karlo Ressler (Croatia, abstained), Michalis Hadjipantela (Cyprus, abstained), Nadine Morano (France, against), Nikolina Brnjac (Croatia, abstained), Peter Agius (Malta, abstained), Sunčana Glavak (Croatia, abstained), Tomislav Sokol (Croatia, abstained), Željana Zovko (Croatia, abstained)
ECR abstained (56 of 74). For: 7, Against: 11
Aurelijus Veryga (Lithuania, for), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Cristian Terheş (Romania, for), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against)
13 more from ECR
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, against), Geadis Geadi (Cyprus, against), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, for), Reinis Pozņaks (Latvia, for), Rihards Kols (Latvia, for), Roberts Zīle (Latvia, for), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (Romania, for)
Patriots voted against (57 of 62). Abstained: 5
Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia), Klara Dostalova (Czechia), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia)
ESN voted against (24 of 25). Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 1 rejected).