Decision
Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for Member States affected by natural disasters
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 644 for · 6 against · 3 abstained roll call
- Date
- 17 December 2024, 12:57
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2024/0274(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Veronika Vrecionová
- Topics
- EU budget & fundsAgriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Tuesday 17 December 2024
- Final vote
- 171125
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 644 for, 6 against, 3 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 42 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| Greens | For 49 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 122 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 13 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| Renew | For 71 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 168 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 61 | Against 2 | Abst. 3 | No vote 12 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.89 | |
| Patriots | For 79 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 6 of 86 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| ESN | For 22 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 25 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 30 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 0 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Diego SOLIER changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 9
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
The Left line For · 1 voted against of 43 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Pernando BARRENA ARZA Spain
S&D line For · 1 voted against of 123 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Matthias ECKE Germany
Renew line For · 1 voted against of 72 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Barry COWEN Ireland
ECR line For · 2 voted against, 3 abstained of 66 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Jaak MADISON Estonia
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Abstained (3)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
Patriots line For · 1 voted against of 80 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Belgium | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Germany | 88 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.98 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 |
| Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 53 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.97 |
| Finland | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.88 |
| France | 77 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 |
| Italy | 65 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Poland | 48 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Portugal | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sweden | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 17 Dec 2024 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote A10-0026/2024 – Veronika Vrecionová – Commission proposal | Roll call | 644 for, 6 against, 3 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The proposal amends the EU regulation on rural development to give extra help to member states hit by natural disasters since 1 January 2024.
Parliament adopted its position, endorsing the Commission's plan to provide targeted liquidity, including lump sums up to EUR 42,000 per beneficiary.
Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it changes the proposal substantially.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the proposed regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 to provide additional EAFRD assistance to Member States affected by natural disasters since 1 January 2024, taking over the Commission proposal.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/0274(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to provide additional assistance to Member States affected by natural disasters
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 23 December 2024 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 13 November 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 3 December 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 5 December 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 December 2024 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council (done)
- Published as law · 23 December 2024 (done)
Lead committee: AGRI · Rapporteur: Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 7 connections: Running issue: Natural disasters in EU · Other decisions of the part-session on AGRI dossiers
Running issue: Natural disasters in EU
- Issue Natural disasters in EU Running issue · Crisis 7 Jul 2026
- Decision Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025 Budget decision · report by Bogdan Rzońca 7 Jul 2026 Passed
- Decision Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025 Budget decision · report by Sandra Gómez López 13 Nov 2025 Passed
- Decision Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Moldova relating to floods that occurred in September 2024 and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to floods that occurred in October 2024 Budget decision · report by Andrzej Halicki 9 Jul 2025 Passed
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte New EU law 17 Jun 2025 Passed
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte New EU law 22 May 2025 Urgent procedure agreed
Other decisions of the part-session on AGRI dossiers
- Decision Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category New EU law · report by Veronika Vrecionová 17 Dec 2024 Passed
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). “Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for Member States affected by natural disasters”. Decision, 17 December 2024. votingId 171125, document A-10-2024-0026, reference 2024/0274(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-17/2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-12-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-12-17-2,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for Member States affected by natural disasters}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-12-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-17/2}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-17/2},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 171125, document A-10-2024-0026, reference 2024/0274(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}