Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Economy & single market
Establishment of the digital euro
Negotiating mandate approved
Parliament let its committee open negotiations with the Council on the basis of the committee’s report.
On the decision to open negotiations with the Council:
- For
- 416
- Against
- 169
- Abstained
- 22
roll-call vote at 13:19 · 69% of votes cast were for the decision to open negotiations with the Council
Committee report by Fernando Navarrete Rojas · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2026-0185
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law to establish a digital euro, a central bank digital currency for retail payments by consumers and businesses.§1: source passage in the text The digital euro would complement cash and offer a sovereign, secure and accessible pan-European payment option, reducing reliance on non-European providers.§1: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the proposal, and forwards its position to the Council and national parliaments.§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 34 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 61 for, 4 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 136 for, 8 against, 19 abstainedof 184
- ECR Against 20 for, 44 against, 2 abstainedof 84
- Patriots Against 0 for, 68 against, 0 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 25 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 5 for, 18 against, 1 abstainedof 28
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
55 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (34 of 36). Against: 2
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands), João Oliveira (Portugal)
Renew voted for (61 of 65). Against: 4
Ana Vasconcelos (Portugal), Christine Singer (Germany), Engin Eroglu (Germany), João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Portugal)
EPP voted for (136 of 163). Against: 8, Abstained: 19
Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden, abstained), Andrzej Halicki (Poland, against), Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz (Poland, against), Bartosz Arłukowicz (Poland, against), Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (Poland, abstained)
22 more from EPP
Céline Imart (France, abstained), Christophe Gomart (France, abstained), Dariusz Joński (Poland, against), Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (Poland, abstained), Ewa Kopacz (Poland, abstained), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, abstained), Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (Poland, abstained), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, abstained), Ioan-Rareş Bogdan (Romania, abstained), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, abstained), Jacek Protas (Poland, abstained), Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (Poland, abstained), Janusz Lewandowski (Poland, abstained), Krzysztof Brejza (Poland, against), Krzysztof Hetman (Poland, against), Magdalena Adamowicz (Poland, abstained), Marta Wcisło (Poland, against), Michał Szczerba (Poland, abstained), Michał Wawrykiewicz (Poland, against), Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia, abstained), Mirosława Nykiel (Poland, abstained), Nadine Morano (France, abstained)
ECR voted against (44 of 66). For: 20, Abstained: 2
Alberico Gambino (Italy, for), Alessandro Ciriani (Italy, for), Assita Kanko (Belgium, abstained), Aurelijus Veryga (Lithuania, for), Carlo Ciccioli (Italy, for)
17 more from ECR
Carlo Fidanza (Italy, for), Daniele Polato (Italy, for), Denis Nesci (Italy, for), Elena Donazzan (Italy, for), Francesco Torselli (Italy, for), Giovanni Crosetto (Italy, for), Kris van Dijck (Belgium, abstained), Lara Magoni (Italy, for), Laurence Trochu (France, for), Mariateresa Vivaldini (Italy, for), Marion Maréchal (France, for), Michele Picaro (Italy, for), Nicolas Bay (France, for), Paolo Inselvini (Italy, for), Pietro Fiocchi (Italy, for), Rihards Kols (Latvia, for), Roberts Zīle (Latvia, for)
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