Decision
Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 489 for · 55 against · 38 abstained roll call
- Date
- 22 May 2025, 12:22
- Kind
- New EU law · Consultation
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/0035(NLE)
- Source
- Committee report by Borys Budka
- Topics
- Energy Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 22 May 2025
- Final vote
- 176681
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 489 for, 55 against, 38 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by Greens; The Left mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 3 | Against 4 | Abst. 30 | No vote 9 of 46 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.72 | |
| Greens | For 6 | Against 35 | Abst. 0 | No vote 12 of 53 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.78 | |
| S&D | For 100 | Against 5 | Abst. 0 | No vote 31 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| Renew | For 62 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 13 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 150 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 35 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| ECR | For 68 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 11 of 80 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| Patriots | For 61 | Against 7 | Abst. 3 | No vote 14 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.79 | |
| ESN | For 24 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 15 | Against 3 | Abst. 2 | No vote 9 of 29 | Majority 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, 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, 32
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 Abstained · 7 voted for or against of 37 who voted
Voted for or against (7)
- Estrella GALÁN Spain
- Irene MONTERO Spain
- Jussi SARAMO Finland
- Li ANDERSSON Finland
- Lynn BOYLAN Ireland
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
- Pernando BARRENA ARZA Spain
Greens line Against · 6 voted for of 41 who voted
Voted for (6)
- Anna STROLENBERG Netherlands
- Kai TEGETHOFF Germany
- Kim VAN SPARRENTAK Netherlands
- Nela RIEHL Germany
- Thomas WAITZ Austria
- Tineke STRIK Netherlands
S&D line For · 5 voted against of 105 who voted
Voted against (5)
- Andreas SCHIEDER Austria
- Elisabeth GROSSMANN Austria
- Evelyn REGNER Austria
- Günther SIDL Austria
- Hannes HEIDE Austria
EPP line For · 3 abstained of 153 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Angelika WINZIG Austria
- Lukas MANDL Austria
- Reinhold LOPATKA Austria
ECR line For · 1 voted against of 69 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
Patriots line For · 7 voted against, 3 abstained of 71 who voted
Voted against (7)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
Abstained (3)
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.45 |
| Belgium | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.76 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Czechia | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Germany | 60 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 0.70 |
| Denmark | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 48 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0.86 |
| Finland | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.85 |
| France | 57 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 0.70 |
| Greece | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.42 |
| Croatia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — |
| Hungary | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.73 |
| Italy | 49 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0.70 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.73 |
| Poland | 47 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.97 |
| Portugal | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.85 |
| Romania | 20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.93 |
| Sweden | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pina PICIERNO changed group Italy | Renew | Speeches1 | 22 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote A10-0083/2025 - Borys Budka - Proposition de la Commission au Conseil | Roll call | 489 for, 55 against, 38 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament approved the Commission's proposal for a Council regulation on the Euratom Research and Training Programme for 2026-2027, which complements Horizon Europe.
The adopted position means Parliament backs the programme's continuation and its link to the broader EU research framework.
Parliament asks the Council to notify it if the Council intends to depart from the approved text and to consult Parliament again if substantial amendments are planned.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament approves the Commission proposal for a Council regulation establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for 2026-2027, complementing Horizon Europe.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/0035(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure
Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and repealing Council Regulation (Euratom) 2021/765
Parliament gave its opinion on 22 May 2025. The Council takes the final decision.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 5 May 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 24 April 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 30 April 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 22 May 2025 (done)
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
Lead committee: ITRE · Rapporteur: Borys BUDKA (EPP)
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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 (2025). “Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe”. Decision, 22 May 2025. votingId 176681, document A-10-2025-0083, reference 2025/0035(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-05-22-5,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-22},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/5}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/5},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 176681, document A-10-2025-0083, reference 2025/0035(NLE). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}