Decision
Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 513 for · 111 against · 40 abstained roll call
- Date
- 10 September 2025, 14:26
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2024/2106(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Vladimir Prebilič
- Topics
- EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 10 September 2025
- Final vote
- 178400
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 513 for, 111 against, 40 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and ESN; opposed by The Left and Patriots.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 10 | Against 21 | Abst. 4 | No vote 11 of 46 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.40 | |
| Greens | For 48 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 128 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 67 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 168 | Against 6 | Abst. 1 | No vote 13 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| ECR | For 43 | Against 24 | Abst. 6 | No vote 6 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.38 | |
| Patriots | For 8 | Against 52 | Abst. 21 | No vote 4 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.46 | |
| ESN | For 20 | Against 2 | Abst. 4 | No vote 1 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.65 | |
| No group | For 21 | Against 5 | Abst. 4 | 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, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK 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, 14
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.
Renew line For · 1 voted against of 68 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Karin KARLSBRO Sweden
EPP line For · 6 voted against, 1 abstained of 175 who voted
Voted against (6)
- Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE Sweden
- Arba KOKALARI Sweden
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Jessica POLFJÄRD Sweden
- Niels Flemming HANSEN Denmark
- Tomas TOBÉ Sweden
Abstained (1)
- Dirk GOTINK Netherlands
ESN line For · 2 voted against, 4 abstained of 26 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Sarah KNAFO France
- Stanislav STOYANOV Bulgaria
Abstained (4)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Milan MAZUREK Slovakia
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Belgium | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.53 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.90 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.71 |
| Germany | 88 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.93 |
| Denmark | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.57 |
| Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0.79 |
| Finland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.63 |
| France | 44 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| Greece | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Ireland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 |
| Italy | 52 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.68 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Poland | 26 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0.33 |
| Portugal | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Romania | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.82 |
| Sweden | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.77 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine VERHEYEN Germany | EPP | Speeches1 | 10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI Italy | Patriots | Speeches2 | 9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE Spain | S&D | Speeches2 | 9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Vladimir PREBILIČ Slovenia | Greens | Speeches2 | 9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE Netherlands | Renew | Speeches2 | 9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC Croatia | Greens | Speeches2 | 9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
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All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution A10-0138/2025 - Vladimir Prebilič - Proposition de résolution | Roll call | 513 for, 111 against, 40 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on simplifying EU cohesion funds, which support regional development and reduce disparities.
The text calls for reducing administrative burdens, promoting a bottom-up approach, and ensuring funds remain focused on their core objectives.
It also asks for continued involvement of local and regional authorities and for simplification to respect rule of law and social standards.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The report calls for simplifying cohesion funds while preserving their core principles, such as shared management and partnership, and warns against diverting funds to crises.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/2106(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 10 September 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 28 November 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 25 June 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 11 July 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 10 September 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: REGI · Author: Vladimir PREBILIČ (Greens)
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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). “Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds”. Decision, 10 September 2025. votingId 178400, document A-10-2025-0138, reference 2024/2106(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-10/14 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 September 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 September 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-09-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-09-10-14,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-09-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-10/14}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-10/14},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 178400, document A-10-2025-0138, reference 2024/2106(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}