Decision
A new vision for the European Universities alliances
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 461 for · 100 against · 48 abstained roll call
- Date
- 11 September 2025, 13:20
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2036(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Laurence Farreng
- Topics
- Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 2 votes · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 11 September 2025
- Final vote
- 178291
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 461 for, 100 against, 48 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 16 | Against 2 | Abst. 11 | No vote 17 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.33 | |
| Greens | For 43 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 114 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 21 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| Renew | For 62 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 13 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 166 | Against 1 | Abst. 1 | No vote 20 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| ECR | For 42 | Against 3 | Abst. 24 | No vote 10 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.41 | |
| Patriots | For 1 | Against 61 | Abst. 12 | No vote 11 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.74 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 24 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 17 | Against 8 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 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, 16
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.
S&D line For · 1 voted against of 115 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Marianne VIND Denmark
EPP line For · 1 voted against, 1 abstained of 168 who voted
Patriots line Against · 1 voted for, 12 abstained of 74 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Filip TUREK Czechia
Abstained (12)
- Anna Maria CISINT Italy
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI Italy
- Paolo BORCHIA Italy
- Raffaele STANCANELLI Italy
- Roberto VANNACCI Italy
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Silvia SARDONE Italy
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.58 |
| Belgium | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.65 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.68 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| Germany | 66 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0.69 |
| Denmark | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.73 |
| Estonia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 49 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0.81 |
| Finland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| France | 31 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 0.17 |
| Greece | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.57 |
| Croatia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| Ireland | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.85 |
| Italy | 55 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0.83 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Poland | 25 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0.28 |
| Portugal | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.91 |
| Romania | 25 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.84 |
| Sweden | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence FARRENG France | Renew | Speeches2 | 11 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria | Patriots | Speeches2 | 11 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Anna STÜRGKH Austria | Renew | Speeches2 | 11 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Roberts ZĪLE Latvia | ECR | Speeches2 | 11 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania | S&D | Speeches1 | 11 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI Poland | EPP | Speeches1 | 11 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 2
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 27 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 2 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0135/2025 - Laurence Farreng - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Roll call | 461 for, 100 against, 48 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The European Parliament adopted a resolution setting out its vision for the European Universities alliances, networks of universities that promote student mobility and pedagogical innovation.
The text calls for strengthening the alliances' capacity for innovation, including in critical and strategic sectors, and for securing their funding and long-term sustainability.
Parliament emphasizes the importance of academic freedom and sees the alliances as a tool to attract academics globally and enhance EU competitiveness and sovereignty.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's resolution on a new vision for the European Universities alliances acknowledges their success and transformative potential, while noting challenges such as funding and mobility targets.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2036(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 11 September 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 13 February 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 24 June 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 14 July 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 11 September 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: CULT · Author: Laurence FARRENG (Renew)
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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). “A new vision for the European Universities alliances”. Decision, 11 September 2025. votingId 178291, document A-10-2025-0135, reference 2025/2036(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 September 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 September 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-09-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-09-11-5,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{A new vision for the European Universities alliances}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-09-11},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/5}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/5},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 178291, document A-10-2025-0135, reference 2025/2036(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}