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Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises

Effect
Adopted
Result
444 for · 153 against · 55 abstained roll call
Date
20 January 2026, 13:10–13:11
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2025-0257
Dossier
2025/2085(INI)
Source
Committee report by Leire Pajín
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
4 votes · 2 roll calls
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Members (1 split vote)
Sitting
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Final vote
183124
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

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

Final vote: 444 for, 153 against, 55 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by 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 37Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 127Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 66Against 2Abst. 0No vote 7 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
EPPFor 147Against 7Abst. 18No vote 16 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.78
ECRFor 0Against 68Abst. 3No vote 8 of 79Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
PatriotsFor 0Against 50Abst. 28No vote 7 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.46
ESNFor 0Against 23Abst. 1No vote 3 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 18Against 3Abst. 5No vote 4 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, 31

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
Austria146000.55
Belgium142240.67
Bulgaria95210.34
Cyprus5010—
Czechia612210.40
Germany6917280.68
Denmark113010.68
Estonia6100—
Spain458070.77
Finland141000.90
France3643470.23
Greece153300.57
Croatia100021.00
Hungary211080.77
Ireland120021.00
Italy4030240.33
Lithuania73010.55
Luxembourg4101—
Latvia5301—
Malta4002—
Netherlands216220.59
Poland2423150.25
Portugal161040.91
Romania255030.75
Sweden154020.68
Slovenia4140—
Slovakia113010.68

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.

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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
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriotsSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenewSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&DSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenewSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenewSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lukas SIEPER changed group GermanyRenewSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&DSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches119 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 4

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
1Separate vote on paragraph 10 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
2Paragraph 10 — part 2 A10-0257/2025 – Leire Pajín – § 10/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call325 for, 290 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left, S&D; split: Members
3Separate vote on paragraph 28 Show of hands Adopted
4Final vote — text as a whole A10-0257/2025 – Leire Pajín – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call444 for, 153 against, 55 abstained Adopted
Show the other 3 votesShow the other 0 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 10 — part 2 A10-0257/2025 – Leire Pajín – § 10/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call325 for, 290 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left, S&D; split: Members
3Separate vote on paragraph 28 Show of hands Adopted
4Final vote — text as a whole A10-0257/2025 – Leire Pajín – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call444 for, 153 against, 55 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D · split votes by Members.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0257

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted a resolution on humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis, reaffirming principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises.

The text proposes three pillars: humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law, more effective responses, and the role of women in humanitarian assistance.

It calls for recommitting to the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, and for addressing challenges like funding and fragile contexts.

The resolution also highlights the critical role of women in delivering aid and advancing peace and security agendas.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

This resolution reaffirms the EU's commitment to humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law, and calls for more effective and ambitious humanitarian action in a time of multiple crises.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2085(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 20 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 8 May 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 2 December 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 22 December 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 20 January 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: DEVE · Author: Leire PAJÍN (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: Humanitarian crises · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: Humanitarian crises

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/9
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises”. Decision, 20 January 2026. votingId 183124, document A-10-2025-0257, reference 2025/2085(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-20/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-20-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/9}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/9},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 183124, document A-10-2025-0257, reference 2025/2085(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}