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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 404
- Against
- 102
- Abstained
- 67
roll-call vote at 13:27 · 71% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska · Report A-10-2026-0058
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on women's entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions, addressing barriers such as access to finance, childcare, transport, and digital infrastructure.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for gender mainstreaming across rural development, cohesion, digital, and agricultural policies, and for collecting gender-disaggregated data.§2: source passage in the text It urges the Commission and member states to ensure post-2027 funding for women's entrepreneurship under CAP, Horizon Europe, and Digital Europe.§2: source passage in the text The resolution also highlights the need for accessible support systems for victims of gender-based violence in rural areas.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ESN; Divided: ECR, Patriots
- The Left For 35 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 110 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 58 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 119 for, 2 against, 7 abstainedof 188
- ECR Divided 1 for, 38 against, 32 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Divided 27 for, 32 against, 12 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 22 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 9 for, 8 against, 8 abstainedof 30
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).
Renew voted for (58 of 64). Abstained: 6
Ana Vasconcelos (Portugal), Anouk van Brug (Netherlands), Asger Christensen (Denmark), João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Portugal), Malik Azmani (Netherlands)
1 more from Renew
Morten Løkkegaard (Denmark)
EPP voted for (119 of 128). Against: 2, Abstained: 7
Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden, against), Christian Doleschal (Germany, abstained), Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (Poland, against), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, abstained), Jens Gieseke (Germany, abstained)
4 more from EPP
Markus Ferber (Germany, abstained), Massimiliano Salini (Italy, abstained), Paulius Saudargas (Lithuania, abstained), Tomáš Zdechovský (Czechia, abstained)
ESN voted against (22 of 24). Abstained: 2
Roberto Vannacci (Italy), Sarah Knafo (France)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 11 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 3 rejected).