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Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 347
- Against
- 165
- Abstained
- 25
roll-call vote at 13:52 · 65% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0245
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia, calling for an EU response.§1: source passage in the text The resolution expresses serious concerns about criminal law reforms, pressure on judiciary and media, and weaknesses in EU fund management in Slovakia.§1: source passage in the text It asks the EU institutions to address these issues, including through the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 27 for, 1 against, 10 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 37 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 106 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 57 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 114 for, 3 against, 4 abstainedof 186
- ECR Against 4 for, 53 against, 6 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Against 0 for, 70 against, 0 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 23 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 2 for, 15 against, 4 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
29 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (27 of 38). Against: 1, Abstained: 10
Carolina Morace (Italy, abstained), Danilo Della Valle (Italy, abstained), Dario Tamburrano (Italy, abstained), Gaetano Pedulla' (Italy, abstained), Giuseppe Antoci (Italy, abstained)
6 more from The Left
João Oliveira (Portugal, against), Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained), Mario Furore (Italy, abstained), Pasquale Tridico (Italy, abstained), Rudi Kennes (Belgium, abstained), Valentina Palmisano (Italy, abstained)
EPP voted for (114 of 121). Against: 3, Abstained: 4
Branko Grims (Slovenia, abstained), David Casa (Malta, abstained), Massimiliano Salini (Italy, against), Matej Tonin (Slovenia, against), Milan Zver (Slovenia, abstained)
2 more from EPP
Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia, against), Zala Černilec Tomašič (Slovenia, abstained)
ECR voted against (53 of 63). For: 4, Abstained: 6
Assita Kanko (Belgium, for), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, abstained), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, abstained), Kris van Dijck (Belgium, for), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, abstained)
5 more from ECR
Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, for), Reinis Pozņaks (Latvia, abstained), Rihards Kols (Latvia, abstained), Sander Smit (Netherlands, abstained), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, for)
ESN voted against (23 of 24). Abstained: 1
Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (7 rejected) and 32 parts of the text voted on separately (24 adopted, 6 rejected, 2 lapsed).