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European Social Fund Plus post-2027

Effect
Adopted
Result
432 for · 155 against · 82 abstained roll call
Date
11 March 2025, 12:58–13:00
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2025-0014
Dossier
2024/2077(INI)
Source
Committee report by Marit Maij
Topics
EU budget & fundsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
13 votes · 2 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
Patriots (1 roll call) · Members (4 split votes)
Sitting
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Final vote
172158
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 432 for, 155 against, 82 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 11 parts of the text voted on separately (9 adopted, 2 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 43Against 0Abst. 0No vote 3 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 44Against 0Abst. 6No vote 3 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.82
S&DFor 130Against 1Abst. 0No vote 5 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
RenewFor 53Against 13Abst. 4No vote 5 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.64
EPPFor 148Against 14Abst. 6No vote 20 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.82
ECRFor 2Against 20Abst. 52No vote 6 of 80Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.55
PatriotsFor 0Against 83Abst. 1No vote 2 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.98
ESNFor 0Against 22Abst. 1No vote 3 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
No groupFor 12Against 2Abst. 12No vote 3 of 29Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 68

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.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria910010.29
Belgium166000.59
Bulgaria112220.60
Cyprus5010—
Czechia612300.36
Germany6917460.65
Denmark86010.36
Estonia4111—
Spain436740.65
Finland131010.89
France4035330.27
Greece142230.67
Croatia91020.85
Hungary211080.77
Ireland140001.00
Italy3892270.33
Lithuania7013—
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia5130—
Malta5001—
Netherlands1713100.32
Poland2671820.26
Portugal182010.85
Romania220740.64
Sweden1011000.29
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia72600.20

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches111 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPPSpeeches210 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECRSpeeches110 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo groupSpeeches110 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lukas SIEPER changed group GermanyRenewSpeeches110 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe LeftSpeeches110 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 13

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 1 A10-0014/2025 – Marit Maij – Alternative motion for a resolution – Am 1 Roll call176 for, 468 against, 27 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
2Paragraph 17 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Underlines that horizontal principles, such as gender equality, anti-discrimination based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, nationality, or racial or ethnic origin, and freedom of movement, should be integral to the ESF+;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
3Paragraph 17 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “stresses the importance of an intersectional approach throughout the entire development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the fund;”Counted376 for, 241 against, 53 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 17 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Underlines that horizontal principles, such as gender equality, anti-discrimination based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, nationality, or racial or ethnic origin, and freedom of movement, should be integral to the ESF+;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
3Paragraph 17 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “stresses the importance of an intersectional approach throughout the entire development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the fund;”Counted376 for, 241 against, 53 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 21 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Stresses that the ESF+ should invest in projects targeting women’s employment and the social and economic inclusion of women, with special attention to single mothers and female-headed households; insists that the ESF+ supports women who are in vulnerable situations and need extra support to (re)integrate in societies and the labour market, including women who are victims of gender-based violence, including economic violence;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
5Paragraph 21 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “calls for a cross-cutting gender approach along the ESF+;”Counted382 for, 247 against, 42 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
6Separate vote on paragraph 24 Counted335 for, 314 against, 15 abstained Adopted
7Paragraph 33 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘for a directive on the right to disconnect and teleworking rules, a directive on AI in the workplace and a Directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work, as well as increased funding’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
8Paragraph 33 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted306 for, 351 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: Members
9Paragraph 41 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls, further, for more effective social conditionalities in rules on public procurement and concessions;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
10Paragraph 41 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted319 for, 342 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: Members
11Separate vote on recital J Counted322 for, 302 against, 44 abstained Adopted
12Separate vote on recital K Counted331 for, 299 against, 36 abstained Adopted
13Final vote — text as a whole A10-0014/2025 – Marit Maij – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call432 for, 155 against, 82 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Patriots · split votes by Members (4).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0014

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted a resolution on the future of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) after 2027.

The text sets out Parliament's position on how the fund should be shaped, including a call to double its budget.

It asks the Commission to keep the ESF+ as a standalone fund and not merge or split it with other funds.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

The report sets out Parliament's position on the future European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) after 2027, insisting it remains a separate, strongly funded fund under shared management, focused on social inclusion, employment, skills and poverty reduction.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2077(INI) · Own-initiative report

The European Social Fund Plus post-2027

Parliament adopted the text on 11 March 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 28 November 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 19 February 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 21 February 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 11 March 2025 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: EMPL · Author: Marit MAIJ (S&D)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 19 connections: Running issue: EU long-term budget · Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights · Other decisions of the part-session on EMPL dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU long-term budget

Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights

Other decisions of the part-session on EMPL dossiers

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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Retrieved
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European Parliament (2025). “European Social Fund Plus post-2027”. Decision, 11 March 2025. votingId 172158, document A-10-2025-0014, reference 2024/2077(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-03-11/3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-03-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-03-11-3,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{European Social Fund Plus post-2027}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-03-11/3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-03-11/3},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 172158, document A-10-2025-0014, reference 2024/2077(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}