Decision
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 622 for · 10 against · 3 abstained roll call
- Date
- 13 November 2025, 12:04
- Kind
- Budget decision
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/0318(BUD)
- Source
- Committee report by Sandra Gómez López
- Topics
- EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 4 votes · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 13 November 2025
- Final vote
- 180633
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 622 for, 10 against, 3 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
The budget decision was approved.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 parts of the text voted on separately (3 rejected).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 39 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 46 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 121 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 15 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 64 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 11 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 172 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 16 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 66 | Against 5 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.89 | |
| Patriots | For 71 | Against 5 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 84 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.90 | |
| ESN | For 21 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | No vote 4 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.87 | |
| No group | For 22 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 7 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, 12
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.
ECR line For · 5 voted against of 71 who voted
Voted against (5)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Patriots line For · 5 voted against of 76 who voted
Voted against (5)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
ESN line For · 2 abstained of 23 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Milan MAZUREK Slovakia
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Belgium | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Czechia | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Germany | 83 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Denmark | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.79 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 55 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Finland | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Croatia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 62 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.77 |
| Poland | 47 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.97 |
| Portugal | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sweden | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.79 |
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 | 13 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 13 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
All votes on this decision, 4
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 4 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0215/2025 – Sandra Gómez López – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 622 for, 10 against, 3 abstained Adopted |
Show the other 3 votesShow the other 0 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 4 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0215/2025 – Sandra Gómez López – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 622 for, 10 against, 3 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 approved the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Spain after the Valencia floods in October 2024 and France after cyclones Chido in Mayotte and Garance in Réunion.
The decision releases financial aid for the affected regions, demonstrating the Union's solidarity with the victims and authorities.
Parliament calls for increased investment in disaster prevention and climate adaptation, and for assessing the Union budget's capacity to respond to major disasters.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Spain after the Valencia floods and France after cyclones in Mayotte and Réunion.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/0318(BUD) · Budgetary procedure
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Spain regarding the floods in the Valencia Region of Spain in October 2024 and France following the damages caused by cyclone Chido in Mayotte in December 2024 and cyclone Garance in Réunion in February 2025
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 November 2025 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 20 October 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 5 November 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 6 November 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 13 November 2025 (done)
- Published as law · 26 November 2025 (done)
Lead committee: BUDG · Rapporteur: Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 9 connections: Running issue: Cyclones in Mayotte and Réunion · Running issue: Natural disasters in EU
Running issue: Cyclones in Mayotte and Réunion
- Issue Cyclones in Mayotte and Réunion Running issue · Crisis 13 Nov 2025
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte New EU law 17 Jun 2025 Passed
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte New EU law 22 May 2025 Urgent procedure agreed
Running issue: Natural disasters in EU
- Issue Natural disasters in EU Running issue · Crisis 7 Jul 2026
- Decision Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025 Budget decision · report by Bogdan Rzońca 7 Jul 2026 Passed
- Decision Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Moldova relating to floods that occurred in September 2024 and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to floods that occurred in October 2024 Budget decision · report by Andrzej Halicki 9 Jul 2025 Passed
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte New EU law 17 Jun 2025 Passed
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte New EU law 22 May 2025 Urgent procedure agreed
- Decision Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE New EU law · report by Andrzej Buła, Younous Omarjee 17 Dec 2024 Passed
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). “Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025”. Decision, 13 November 2025. votingId 180633, document A-10-2025-0215, reference 2025/0318(BUD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-13/17 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-13-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 13 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-11-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-11-13-17,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-13/17}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-13/17},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 180633, document A-10-2025-0215, reference 2025/0318(BUD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-13-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}