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Cohesion & regional funds

Decisions about cohesion policy, regional development funds, the social fund or the solidarity fund.

23 decisions this term since 8 Oct 2024 · 23 adopted, 0 rejected · 20

Latest decisions

EU budget & funds, Resolution, 30 Apr 2026

Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions

Report by Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska

Adopted 404 for · 102 against · 67 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The text calls for gender mainstreaming across rural development, cohesion, digital, and agricultural policies, and for collecting gender-disaggregated data.

EU budget & funds, Resolution, 28 Apr 2026

Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III

Report by Nils Ušakovs

Adopted 389 for · 191 against · 75 abstained by a clear majority

AI summary:The adopted text calls for a robust, investment-oriented budget that boosts competitiveness, supports a socially fair transition, and addresses security and defence needs.

EU budget & funds, Resolution, 11 Mar 2026

Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III

Committee report

Adopted Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

AI summary:The resolution calls for a budget that boosts competitiveness, supports security and defence, and accelerates the green and digital transitions, while ensuring no one is left behind.

EU budget & funds, New EU law, 16 Dec 2025

Brexit Adjustment Reserve

Report by Pascal Arimont ·

Passed 619 for · 6 against · 37 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The adjustment is a technical, financial and legal change that aligns the fund's regulation with a reduction agreed during the mid-term revision of the EU's long-term budget, without affecting funds already paid out or transferred.

EU budget & funds, Budget decision, 13 Nov 2025

Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025

Report by Sandra Gómez López

Passed 622 for · 10 against · 3 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The European Parliament approved the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Spain after the Valencia floods in October 2024 and France after cyclones Chido in Mayotte and Garance in Réunion.

EU budget & funds, New EU law, 10 Sept 2025

European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges

Report by Marit Maij ·

Passed 453 for · 149 against · 59 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The changes allow member states to redirect funds to new EU priorities, with incentives like higher pre-financing and co-financing rates.

EU budget & funds, New EU law, 10 Sept 2025

Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

Report by Dragoş Benea ·

Passed 440 for · 168 against · 52 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The proposal amends EU cohesion policy rules to let member states redirect funds to new strategic priorities, such as defence and competitiveness, during the mid-term review.

EU budget & funds, Resolution, 10 Sept 2025

Role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition

Report by Ciaran Mullooly

Adopted 519 for · 99 against · 48 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The resolution examines the implementation of the EU Just Transition Fund and proposes measures to improve its effectiveness in helping regions and workers affected by the shift to a carbon-neutral economy.

EU budget & funds, Resolution, 10 Sept 2025

Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis

Report by Marcos Ros Sempere

Adopted 462 for · 142 against · 63 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The text proposes measures to increase the supply of affordable housing, including revising fund regulations and adding new objectives.

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Where the groups stand

How each group voted in the last 20 final . For / Against / Abstained: at least two thirds of the group voted that way. Divided: no position had two thirds of the group’s votes. On the winning side: how many of those votes ended the way most of the group voted. Groups as they are now.

Group positions over the last 20 final roll-call votes
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedOn the winning side
The Left1360113
Greens1630117
S&D1820018
Renew1910019
EPP2000020
ECR1501417
Patriots1040612
ESN910109

Dossiers

The laws and files behind these decisions, most recent vote first.