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Decision

European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges

Effect
Passed
Result
453 for · 149 against · 59 abstained roll call
Date
10 September 2025, 14:17
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Marit Maij
Topics
EU budget & fundsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
9 votes · 2 roll calls
Final vote
178702
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Result

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

Final vote: 453 for, 149 against, 59 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 parts of the text voted on separately (3 lapsed).

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

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 1Against 35Abst. 0No vote 10 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.96
GreensFor 24Against 11Abst. 13No vote 5 of 53Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.25
S&DFor 105Against 8Abst. 14No vote 9 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.74
RenewFor 53Against 2Abst. 11No vote 9 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.70
EPPFor 168Against 1Abst. 6No vote 13 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
ECRFor 66Against 2Abst. 5No vote 6 of 79Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.86
PatriotsFor 28Against 44Abst. 8No vote 5 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.33
ESNFor 2Against 24Abst. 0No vote 1 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.88
No groupFor 6Against 22Abst. 2No vote 0 of 30Majority 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, 52

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
Austria128000.40
Belgium125230.45
Bulgaria123020.70
Cyprus4200—
Czechia95700.14
Germany53261250.37
Denmark112110.68
Estonia5011—
Spain4213050.65
Finland83130.50
France5491440.55
Greece109020.29
Croatia101100.75
Hungary013620.53
Ireland102020.75
Italy4918090.60
Lithuania91010.85
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia8100—
Malta5001—
Netherlands175540.44
Poland432170.90
Portugal151140.82
Romania302100.86
Sweden69600.14
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia58020.42

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.

661 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenRenew Against
Adam BIELAN PolandECR For
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR For
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR For
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR For
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots For
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens Abstained
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA SpainEPP For
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group Against
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens Against
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriots Against
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András GYÜRK HungaryPatriots Against
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
András Tivadar KULJA voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryEPP Abstained
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots For
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots For
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR For
Antonio DECARO ItalyS&D For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left Against
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR For
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO BelgiumECR For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR For
Aurore LALUCQ voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR For
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Abstained
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR For
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR For
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS SloveniaEPP For
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Abstained
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carola RACKETE GermanyThe Left Against
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left Against
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Abstained
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR For
Chloé RIDEL voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots For
Christophe CLERGEAU voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Claudiu MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR For
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristian TERHEŞ voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR Against
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens Against
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Csaba MOLNÁR voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryS&D Against
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens Abstained
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left Against
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens Abstained
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR For
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left Against
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left Against
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens Against
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR For
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group Against
Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Abstained
Diego SOLIER SpainECR For
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR For
Dóra DÁVID voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryEPP Abstained
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandS&D Abstained
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR For
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma RAFOWICZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Emma WIESNER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenRenew Against
Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Against
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens For
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS HungaryPatriots Against
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left Against
Eszter LAKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryEPP Abstained
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN For
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Against
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots For
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group For
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group Against
Filip TUREK CzechiaPatriots Against
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots For
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR For
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Against
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gabriella GERZSENYI voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryEPP Abstained
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left Against
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR For
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR For
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Abstained
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe CÂRCIU RomaniaS&D For
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots For
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Against
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR For
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left Against
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens Abstained
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Abstained
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR For
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left Against
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Heléne FRITZON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots Against
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens Against
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left Against
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left Against
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens Abstained
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR For
Jaak MADISON voted otherwise than their group's clear line EstoniaECR Abstained
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR For
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Against
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ SpainGreens Against
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots For
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsEPP For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR For
Joachim STREIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
Johan DANIELSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left Against
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots For
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots For
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots For
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots For
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left Against
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens Abstained
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left Against
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga GÁL HungaryPatriots Against
Kinga KOLLÁR voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryEPP Abstained
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryS&D Against
Klara DOSTALOVA CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR For
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkECR Abstained
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR For
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA SpainS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR For
Laurent CASTILLO FranceEPP For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Against
Leire PAJÍN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens Against
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens Against
Letizia MORATTI ItalyEPP For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left Against
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPP For
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Abstained
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left Against
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR For
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR For
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left Against
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Against
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN For
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR For
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR For
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots For
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots For
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE FranceRenew For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Against
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left Against
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR For
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR For
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR For
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ CroatiaS&D For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left Against
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Against
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots For
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens Abstained
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left Against
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Against
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR For
Mihai TUDOSE RomaniaS&D For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens Against
Murielle LAURENT voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens Abstained
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR For
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR For
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left Against
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR For
Nora MEBAREK voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR For
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens Abstained
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR For
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left Against
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left Against
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Against
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots For
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots For
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR For
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR For
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots Against
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Abstained
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR For
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR For
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR For
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots For
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Against
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT NetherlandsEPP For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens Abstained
Sarah KNAFO FranceESN Against
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens Abstained
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left Against
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR For
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR For
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots For
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR For
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Against
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceS&D Abstained
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens Against
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Abstained
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens Against
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR For
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left Against
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots For
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens Against
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Against
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots For
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR For
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceThe Left For
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Željana ZOVKO voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Against
Zoltán TARR voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryEPP Abstained
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Against

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
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPPSpeeches110 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Roxana MÎNZATU RomaniaS&DSpeeches29 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Not in office
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches29 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&DSpeeches29 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenewSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&DSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Sandro GOZI FranceRenewSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&DSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESNSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenewSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe LeftSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPPSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Marlena MALĄG PolandECRSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriotsSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&DSpeeches19 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches17 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 9

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
1Rejection Show of hands Rejected
2Proposal to vote on amendments Show of hands Rejected
3Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0122/2025 - Marit Maij - Accord provisoire - Am 32 Roll call453 for, 149 against, 59 abstained Adopted
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Proposal to vote on amendments Show of hands Rejected
3Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0122/2025 - Marit Maij - Accord provisoire - Am 32 Roll call453 for, 149 against, 59 abstained Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Commission statement Show of hands Adopted
5Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
6Separate vote on Title Show of hands Lapsed
7Vote on text inserted after Article 1 Show of hands Lapsed
8Vote on text inserted after recital 9 Show of hands Lapsed
9Final vote Commission proposal Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0122

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Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to amend the European Social Fund+ regulation to address strategic challenges.

The changes allow member states to redirect funds to new EU priorities, with incentives like higher pre-financing and co-financing rates.

Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the proposal.

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amending the ESF+ Regulation to address strategic challenges. It adjusts pre-financing, co-financing rates, and reprogramming thresholds for member states, focusing on skills for defence, civil preparedness, and decarbonisation, while safeguarding social objectives.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/0085(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 19 September 2025 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 5 May 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 25 June 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 30 June 2025 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 4 September 2025 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 September 2025 (done)
  6. Published as law · 19 September 2025 (done)

Lead committee: EMPL · Rapporteur: 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 11 connections: Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights

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Sources & citation

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

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges”. Decision, 10 September 2025. votingId 178702, document A-10-2025-0122, reference 2025/0085(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-10/1?members=all (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-2025-09-10-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-09-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-10/1?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-10/1?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 178702, document A-10-2025-0122, reference 2025/0085(COD). 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)}
}