Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible., Foreign affairs
EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
Consent given by a large majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 466
- Against
- 169
- Abstained
- 14
roll-call vote at 13:24 · 72% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Borys Budka · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2026-0144
AI:What this decision does
The agreement sets conditions for Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to take part in procurement under the SAFE Instrument.§1: source passage in the text Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement, meaning it can now be ratified. Parliament instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the member states and Canada.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: The Left, Patriots, ESN; Divided: ECR
- The Left Against 7 for, 34 against, 2 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 121 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 69 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 156 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 186
- ECR Divided 44 for, 29 against, 3 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Against 18 for, 57 against, 4 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 1 for, 24 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 1 for, 23 against, 1 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
38 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (34 of 43). For: 7, Abstained: 2
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands, abstained), Hanna Gedin (Sweden, for), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, for), Jussi Saramo (Finland, for), Li Andersson (Finland, for)
4 more from The Left
Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Nikos Pappas (Greece, for), Per Clausen (Denmark, for), Sebastian Everding (Germany, abstained)
S&D voted for (121 of 122). Against: 1
Marta Temido (Portugal)
Renew voted for (69 of 71). Abstained: 2
Ciaran Mullooly (Ireland), Michael Mcnamara (Ireland)
EPP voted for (156 of 158). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
Angelika Winzig (Austria, against), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, abstained)
Patriots voted against (57 of 79). For: 18, Abstained: 4
András Gyürk (Hungary, for), András László (Hungary, for), Anna Bryłka (Poland, for), Annamária Vicsek (Hungary, for), Antonín Staněk (Czechia, for)
17 more from Patriots
Csaba Dömötör (Hungary, for), Enikő Győri (Hungary, for), Ernő Schaller-Baross (Hungary, for), Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, abstained), György Hölvényi (Hungary, for), Jana Nagyová (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia, abstained), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, abstained), Kinga Gál (Hungary, for), Klara Dostalova (Czechia, for), Majbritt Birkholm (Denmark, for), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, for), Tamás Deutsch (Hungary, for), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, abstained), Tomasz Buczek (Poland, for), Viktória Ferenc (Hungary, for)
ESN voted against (24 of 26). For: 1, Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, for), Volker Schnurrbusch (Germany, abstained)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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