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Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 431
- Against
- 111
- Abstained
- 103
roll-call vote at 14:35 · 67% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Leoluca Orlando · Report A-10-2026-0150
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a recommendation urging the EU to promote transnational water governance as a tool for conflict prevention and peace.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for stronger EU external action, including political dialogue, mediation, and support for transboundary water cooperation.§2: source passage in the text It also asks for better funding and coordination of existing instruments, and for water diplomacy to be a priority in EU foreign policy.§2: 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 29 for, 1 against, 14 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 63 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 164 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 185
- ECR Abstained 2 for, 3 against, 72 abstainedof 82
- Patriots Against 0 for, 75 against, 2 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 21 against, 4 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 9 for, 9 against, 10 abstainedof 29
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
14 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Renew voted for (63 of 64). Against: 1
Anouk van Brug (Netherlands)
EPP voted for (164 of 166). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
Marion Walsmann (Germany, against), Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia, abstained)
ECR abstained (72 of 77). For: 2, Against: 3
Claudiu-Richard Târziu (Romania, for), Cristian Terheş (Romania, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (Romania, for)
Patriots voted against (75 of 77). Abstained: 2
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland), Tomasz Buczek (Poland)
ESN voted against (21 of 25). Abstained: 4
Ivan David (Czechia), Milan Mazurek (Slovakia), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia), Siegbert Frank Droese (Germany)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (6 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted).