Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., EU budget & funds
Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 537
- Against
- 17
- Abstained
- 83
roll-call vote at 14:24 · 84% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Borys Budka · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · Report A-10-2026-0130
AI:What this decision does
Parliament approved the Council's draft decision on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, covering its research programme and technical and financial guidelines.§1: source passage in the text The decision updates the fund's rules, including a final phase with an increased annual budget to support research calls from 2027 until 2034.§2: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Council to notify it if the Council intends to depart from the approved text.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Abstained: The Left; Divided: Patriots, ESN
- The Left Abstained 11 for, 2 against, 30 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 115 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 64 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 162 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 186
- ECR For 68 for, 2 against, 4 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Divided 48 for, 8 against, 26 abstainedof 86
- ESN Divided 10 for, 1 against, 14 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 14 for, 4 against, 9 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
19 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (30 of 43). For: 11, Against: 2
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands, against), Catarina Martins (Portugal, for), Hanna Gedin (Sweden, for), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, for), Jussi Saramo (Finland, for)
8 more from The Left
Konstantinos Arvanitis (Greece, for), Li Andersson (Finland, for), Marc Botenga (Belgium, against), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Nikos Pappas (Greece, for), Per Clausen (Denmark, for), Sebastian Everding (Germany, for), Younous Omarjee (France, for)
ECR voted for (68 of 74). Against: 2, Abstained: 4
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, abstained)
1 more from ECR
Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, abstained)
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