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Decision

Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations

Effect
Adopted
Result
310 for · 277 against · 53 abstained roll call
Date
22 October 2025, 14:59–15:04
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a small majority
Source
Committee report by Sandro Gozi
Topics
Foreign affairsEU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
32 votes · 12 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
Members (1 roll call, 7 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Final vote
180195
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Result

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

Final vote: 310 for, 277 against, 53 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a small majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 29 parts of the text voted on separately (27 adopted, 2 rejected).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, ECR, 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 0Against 28Abst. 11No vote 7 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.58
GreensFor 45Against 0Abst. 3No vote 5 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.91
S&DFor 100Against 3Abst. 14No vote 19 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.78
RenewFor 62Against 3Abst. 7No vote 3 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.79
EPPFor 102Against 54Abst. 13No vote 19 of 188Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.41
ECRFor 0Against 62Abst. 2No vote 15 of 79Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.95
PatriotsFor 0Against 79Abst. 1No vote 5 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.98
ESNFor 0Against 23Abst. 0No vote 4 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 1Against 25Abst. 2No vote 2 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, 44

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
Austria136010.53
Belgium148000.45
Bulgaria510200.38
Cyprus1320—
Czechia613110.47
Germany61241100.56
Denmark72510.25
Estonia6100—
Spain3810390.62
Finland73500.20
France2447550.43
Greece016320.76
Croatia1515—
Hungary016140.91
Ireland93020.63
Italy28257160.20
Lithuania83000.59
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia5112—
Malta1311—
Netherlands179320.38
Poland444140.85
Portugal144120.61
Romania194190.69
Sweden65820.13
Slovenia5400—
Slovakia67110.25

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.

640 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 SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Against
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP Against
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Abstained
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR Against
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Aldo PATRICIELLO ItalyPatriots Against
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Against
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Against
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Against
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Against
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group Against
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP Abstained
Ana MIRANDA PAZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Abstained
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András GYÜRK HungaryPatriots Against
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP Against
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Against
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP Against
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP Against
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP Against
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP Against
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Against
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Against
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Against
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Against
Antonín STANĚK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left Against
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Against
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO BelgiumECR Against
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR Against
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Abstained
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP Against
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP Against
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Against
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Against
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP Against
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Against
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP Against
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS SloveniaEPP Against
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR Against
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR Against
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left Against
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots Against
Céline IMART FranceEPP Against
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Against
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&D For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkS&D Abstained
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Against
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP Against
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Against
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens For
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left Against
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Against
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Against
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Against
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario NARDELLA ItalyS&D For
Dario TAMBURRANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP Against
David CASA MaltaEPP Abstained
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Against
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens For
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Against
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP Against
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR Against
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP Against
Eero HEINÄLUOMA voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandS&D Abstained
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Against
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group Against
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP Against
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP Against
Elsi KATAINEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandRenew Against
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP Against
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP Against
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left Against
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP Against
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew For
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
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 HungaryEPP Against
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Eva MAYDELL BulgariaEPP Abstained
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Abstained
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP Against
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandESN Against
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Against
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots Against
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group Abstained
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Against
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Against
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP Against
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP Against
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Against
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gabriella GERZSENYI HungaryEPP Against
Gaetano PEDULLA' voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR Against
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP Against
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gilles BOYER voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceRenew Abstained
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Against
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Against
Giuseppe ANTOCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left Against
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP 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 Abstained
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP Abstained
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 For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP Against
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 For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP Against
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Against
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR Against
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP Against
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP Against
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Against
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Against
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP Abstained
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Abstained
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots Against
Jeannette BALJEU voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Abstained
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceRenew Abstained
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP Abstained
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsEPP Against
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenew For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Abstained
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR Against
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left Against
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP Abstained
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Against
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Against
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Against
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left Abstained
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP Against
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP Against
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 voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandRenew Against
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga GÁL HungaryPatriots Against
Kinga KOLLÁR HungaryEPP Against
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klara DOSTALOVA CzechiaPatriots Against
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Against
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Against
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM DenmarkECR Against
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP Against
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP Against
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR Against
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA SpainS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR Against
Laurent CASTILLO FranceEPP Against
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Against
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens For
Letizia MORATTI ItalyEPP For
Li ANDERSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left Abstained
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPP Against
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left Against
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Against
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP Against
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Malik AZMANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Abstained
Malika SOREL FranceNo group Abstained
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left Against
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Against
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR Against
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 voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandS&D Abstained
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkS&D Abstained
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Against
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots Against
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Against
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Against
Mario FURORE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP Against
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left Against
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 Against
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Against
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots Against
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens For
Merja KYLLÖNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left Abstained
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandRenew Against
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Against
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP Against
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP Against
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP Abstained
Mihai TUDOSE RomaniaS&D For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP Against
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP Abstained
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP Against
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP Against
Nathalie LOISEAU voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceRenew Abstained
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Against
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP Abstained
Niels FUGLSANG voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkS&D Abstained
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left Against
Nikos PAPANDREOU voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceS&D Abstained
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Against
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR Against
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriots Against
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Against
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots Against
Pasquale TRIDICO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Against
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
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Against
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP Abstained
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots Against
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LatviaECR Abstained
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Against
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots Against
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Against
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP Against
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Against
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceS&D Abstained
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT NetherlandsEPP Against
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastiaan STÖTELER NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian EVERDING voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyThe Left Abstained
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR Abstained
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Against
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots Against
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Abstained
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Against
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Against
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceRenew Abstained
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR Against
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP Against
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group Against
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Against
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Against
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR Against
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots Against
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP Abstained
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP Against
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaS&D Abstained
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Against
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP Against
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR Against
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Abstained
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 Against
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 Against
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR Against
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceS&D Abstained
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Against
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP Against
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP Against
Zoltán TARR HungaryEPP Abstained

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
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches122 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Sven SIMON GermanyEPPSpeeches221 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&DSpeeches221 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenewSpeeches221 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPPSpeeches221 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECRSpeeches221 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreensSpeeches221 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriotsSpeeches221 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreensSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&DSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECRSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenewSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&DSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriotsSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreensSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPPSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPPSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&DSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreensSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECRSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriotsSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Anthony SMITH FranceThe LeftSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESNSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenewSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo groupSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Geadis GEADI CyprusECRSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo groupSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPPSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenewSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPPSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECRSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECRSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESNSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&DSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPPSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPPSpeeches121 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 32

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
1Paragraph 4 — part 1 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 4/1 Part voted on: “Acknowledges that the aim of unanimity is to ensure that the legitimate concerns of all Member States are addressed;”Roll call485 for, 152 against, 5 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
2Paragraph 4 — part 2 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 4/2 Part voted on: “believes, however, that an enlarged EU will require more sophisticated coordination in addressing the challenges of the current enlargement process;”Roll call411 for, 169 against, 63 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
3Paragraph 4 — part 3 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 4/3 Part voted on: “underlines the importance of addressing the difficulties caused by unanimity in the Council, including the use of unanimity for intermediate steps in the enlargement process, which could slow down the EU accession of new members owing to bilateral issues;”Roll call321 for, 270 against, 47 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 4 — part 2 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 4/2 Part voted on: “believes, however, that an enlarged EU will require more sophisticated coordination in addressing the challenges of the current enlargement process;”Roll call411 for, 169 against, 63 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
3Paragraph 4 — part 3 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 4/3 Part voted on: “underlines the importance of addressing the difficulties caused by unanimity in the Council, including the use of unanimity for intermediate steps in the enlargement process, which could slow down the EU accession of new members owing to bilateral issues;”Roll call321 for, 270 against, 47 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 4 — part 4 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 4/4 Part voted on: “recalls that Article 49 TEU enables a move to QMV without requiring Treaty changes;”Roll call326 for, 272 against, 29 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
5Paragraph 4 — part 5 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 4/5 Part voted on: “takes note of the cumbersome and outdated structure and governance of the EU budget and the possible redistribution in the allocation of agricultural and cohesion funds; recalls that EU enlargement is an opportunity to recalibrate key EU policies in this respect;”Roll call344 for, 227 against, 45 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
6Paragraph 4 — part 6 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 4/6 Part voted on: ‘supports initiatives aimed at making the decision-making process more effective, which is key to enhancing the EU’s competitiveness;’Roll call462 for, 162 against, 18 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
7Separate vote on paragraph 10 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 10 Roll call381 for, 236 against, 25 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
8Paragraph 11 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Recognises the need for reflection on the revision of the Council’s functioning and decision-making process in view of enlargement; notes that qualified majority must be redefined to improve the balance between larger and smaller countries and to retain higher thresholds for the most important and politically delicate decisions; recalls, in this regard, its resolution of 22 November 2023 on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties, in particular on voting majorities in the Council;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
9Paragraph 11 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘calls for the utmost transparency and integrity of the Council’s decision-making process in the context of enlargement;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
10Separate vote on paragraph 12 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – § 12 Roll call334 for, 286 against, 21 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; separate: Members
11Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 23 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – After § 23 – Am 1 Roll call263 for, 349 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
12Paragraph 24 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Considers that the above objectives of the institutional pre-enlargement reforms can be implemented by various means, including by activating the flexibilities offered by the current Treaties”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
13Paragraph 24 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “through one or more targeted Treaty amendments;”Counted348 for, 280 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
14Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 24 A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – After § 24 – Am 2 Roll call257 for, 358 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
15Paragraph 25 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘such as <i>passerelle</i> clauses, enhanced cooperation, constructive abstentions, PESCO and opt-out mechanisms,’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
16Paragraph 25 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
17Separate vote on paragraph 30 Counted291 for, 334 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byseparate: Members
18Citation 7 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “having regard to its resolutions of 16 February 2017 on improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty,”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
19Citation 7 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “and of 11 July 2023 on the implementation of the <i><i>passerelle</i></i> clauses in the EU Treaties,”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
20Separate vote on citation 9 Counted346 for, 286 against, 9 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: Members
21Separate vote on citation 12 Counted234 for, 401 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byseparate: Members
22Separate vote on recital D A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – Recital D Roll call464 for, 136 against, 42 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
23Recital L — part 1 of 6 Part voted on: ‘whereas the EU’s institutional framework, and in particular its decision-making processes, need to be strengthened and improved for the current European Union of 27 Member States;’ without the words ‘and in particular its decision-making processes’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
24Recital L — part 2 of 6 Part voted on: “and in particular its decision-making processes”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
25Recital L — part 3 of 6 Part voted on: ‘whereas preparing for enlargement requires internal reforms within the EU and whereas the enlargement process should be pursued in parallel with the institutional and decision-making reforms necessary to safeguard the EU’s integration capacity;’ without the words ‘and decision-making reforms’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
26Recital L — part 4 of 6 Part voted on: “and decision-making reforms”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
27Recital L — part 5 of 6 Part voted on: ‘whereas the prospect of future enlargements makes the reform of the EU institutions, policies and decision-making procedures more necessary and urgent than ever;’ without the words ‘and decision-making procedures’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
28Recital L — part 6 of 6 Part voted on: “and decision-making procedures”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
29Recital S — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas <i><i><i>passerelle</i></i></i> clauses could be used immediately to switch from the requirement for unanimity to qualified majority voting (QMV) in specific policy areas;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
30Recital S — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas the TEU establishes that the ultimate objective of the progressive framing of a common EU defence policy is the establishment of a common defence by unanimous decision of the European Council, which must be compatible with NATO;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
31Separate vote on recital T Counted343 for, 285 against, 12 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: Members
32Final vote — text as a whole A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call310 for, 277 against, 53 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Members · split votes by Members (7) · separate votes by Members.

Text

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Report A-10-2025-0177

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the institutional consequences of EU enlargement negotiations, setting out its position on reforming the Union's framework for a future with more member states.

The text calls for a more efficient, faster, powerful, and democratic Union, including lifting vetoes, creating a European defence system, and empowering Parliament.

It proposes using Treaty flexibilities like passerelle clauses and enhanced cooperation, alongside targeted Treaty amendments, to implement reforms before enlargement.

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This resolution addresses the institutional consequences of EU enlargement, arguing that the EU must reform its institutions and decision-making to remain efficient, powerful, and democratic as new members join.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2041(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 22 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Referred to committee · 13 February 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 23 September 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 2 October 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 22 October 2025 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFCO · Author: Sandro GOZI (Renew)

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Sources & citation

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

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European Parliament (2025). “Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations”. Decision, 22 October 2025. votingId 180195, document A-10-2025-0177, reference 2025/2041(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/6?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-10-22-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-10-22},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/6?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/6?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 180195, document A-10-2025-0177, reference 2025/2041(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}