Decision
Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 552 for · 52 against · 35 abstained roll call
- Date
- 7 October 2025, 13:27
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2035(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski
- Topics
- Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Tuesday 7 October 2025
- Final vote
- 179222
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 552 for, 52 against, 35 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 38 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 47 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| S&D | For 117 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 19 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 65 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 168 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 19 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 43 | Against 10 | Abst. 19 | No vote 7 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.40 | |
| Patriots | For 54 | Against 11 | Abst. 14 | No vote 6 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.53 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 22 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 20 | Against 8 | Abst. 1 | No vote 1 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, 27
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.
Greens line For · 1 voted against of 48 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Markéta GREGOROVÁ Czechia
EPP line For · 1 abstained of 169 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Dirk GOTINK Netherlands
Patriots line For · 11 voted against, 14 abstained of 79 who voted
Voted against (11)
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Hermann TERTSCH Spain
- Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA Spain
- Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS Spain
- Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL Spain
- Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN Spain
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN Spain
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
Abstained (14)
- Afroditi LATINOPOULOU Greece
- Anna BRYŁKA Poland
- António TÂNGER CORRÊA Portugal
- Barbara BONTE Belgium
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Gerolf ANNEMANS Belgium
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ Portugal
- Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE Belgium
- Tomasz BUCZEK Poland
- Vilis KRIŠTOPANS Latvia
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 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.72 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.61 |
| Germany | 73 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0.77 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.88 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 47 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.81 |
| Finland | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 |
| France | 65 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.91 |
| Greece | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.61 |
| Croatia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.92 |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0.61 |
| Poland | 28 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 0.39 |
| Portugal | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.75 |
| Romania | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.94 |
| Sweden | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 7 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI Poland | EPP | Speeches2 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain | EPP | Speeches2 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Maria GRAPINI Romania | S&D | Speeches1 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA Poland | ECR | Speeches1 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS Greece | No group | Speeches1 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
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All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0157/2025 – Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 552 for, 52 against, 35 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 the role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model, which promotes sport as a public good and supports its social, health, and economic benefits.
The text calls for protecting the model's principles, such as fairness and solidarity, and for stronger EU action on governance, financial solidarity, and inclusion in sport.
MEPs ask the Commission to develop guidelines on EU law for sport, study financial solidarity mechanisms, and support volunteering, among other recommendations.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution outlines Parliament's vision for the European Sport Model, calling for EU action to protect its values, strengthen solidarity, improve governance, and address challenges like financial crime, doping, and online piracy.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2035(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 7 October 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 16 July 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 28 July 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 7 October 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: CULT · Author: Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI (EPP)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
No connections found for this decision.
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). “Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model”. Decision, 7 October 2025. votingId 179222, document A-10-2025-0157, reference 2025/2035(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-07/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-10-07-5,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-07},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-07/5}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-07/5},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 179222, document A-10-2025-0157, reference 2025/2035(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}