Decision
Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 517 for · 56 against · 30 abstained roll call
- Date
- 24 April 2024, 14:10
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (7)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2024-0085
- Dossier
- 2023-0397
- Source
- Committee report by Tonino Picula, Karlo Ressler
- Votes
- 2 votes · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 24 April 2024
- Final vote
- 168282
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 517 for, 56 against, 30 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots; The Left mostly abstained; ESN split.
Groups
Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | Majority line | Clear line | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 3 | Against 1 | Abst. 7 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | |
| Greens | For 30 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 57 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 37 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 76 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 19 | Against 5 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Patriots | For 6 | Against 17 | Abst. 2 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 2 | Abst. 2 | Majority line Tie | Clear line Divided | |
| No group | For 2 | Against 1 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided |
Voted against their group, 0
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
The breakdown by country is not available right now.
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Debate speakers and how they voted
The debate speakers are not available right now.
All votes on this decision, 2
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A9-0085/2024 - Tonino Picula, Karlo Ressler - Accord provisoire - Am 2 | Roll call | 517 for, 56 against, 30 abstained Adopted | |
| 2 | Joint statement | Show of hands | Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal sets up the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, a financing instrument for 2024-2027.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/0397(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 24 May 2024 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 18 January 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 11 March 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 11 March 2024 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 9 April 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 24 April 2024 (done)
- Published as law · 24 May 2024 (done)
Lead committee: AFET · Rapporteurs: Tonino PICULA (S&D), Karlo RESSLER (EPP)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
No connections found for this decision.
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168282, document A-9-2024-0085, reference 2023-0397. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/22 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-24/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-24-22,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-24},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/22}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/22},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 168282, document A-9-2024-0085, reference 2023-0397. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24 (CC BY 4.0)}
}