Decision
Motion of censure on the Commission
- Effect
- Rejected
- Result
- 165 for · 390 against · 10 abstained roll call
- Date
- 22 January 2026, 12:02
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2026/2002(INS)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Trade & customsAgriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 22 January 2026
- Final vote
- 183538
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 165 for, 390 against, 10 abstained (roll call).
Rejected by a large majority.
Parliament rejected the text.
Backed by The Left, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 8 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 35 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion — | |
| Greens | For 0 | Against 43 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 53 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 2 | Against 98 | Abst. 0 | No vote 36 of 136 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| Renew | For 2 | Against 59 | Abst. 2 | No vote 12 of 75 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.90 | |
| EPP | For 1 | Against 159 | Abst. 4 | No vote 23 of 187 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| ECR | For 32 | Against 27 | Abst. 1 | No vote 19 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.30 | |
| Patriots | For 73 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 13 of 86 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ESN | For 25 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 22 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 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, 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, 14
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.
The Left line For · 3 abstained of 11 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Hanna GEDIN Sweden
- Jonas SJÖSTEDT Sweden
- Per CLAUSEN Denmark
S&D line Against · 2 voted for of 100 who voted
Voted for (2)
- Lucia ANNUNZIATA Italy
- Matjaž NEMEC Slovenia
Renew line Against · 2 voted for, 2 abstained of 63 who voted
Voted for (2)
- Christine SINGER Germany
- Ciaran MULLOOLY Ireland
Abstained (2)
- Irena JOVEVA Slovenia
- Michael MCNAMARA Ireland
EPP line Against · 1 voted for, 4 abstained of 164 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands
Abstained (4)
- Iuliu WINKLER Romania
- Loránt VINCZE Romania
- Milan ZVER Slovenia
- Sander SMIT Netherlands
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0.47 |
| Belgium | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0.68 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0.54 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Czechia | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.42 |
| Germany | 22 | 57 | 0 | 17 | 0.58 |
| Denmark | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0.73 |
| Estonia | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 6 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 0.80 |
| Finland | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| France | 35 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 0.31 |
| Greece | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0.46 |
| Croatia | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.85 |
| Hungary | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| Ireland | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.54 |
| Italy | 11 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 0.71 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 7 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0.59 |
| Poland | 20 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0.32 |
| Portugal | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0.82 |
| Romania | 6 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0.52 |
| Sweden | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0.58 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Slovakia | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 |
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.
565 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | For |
| Adam JARUBAS | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Adina VĂLEAN | Romania | EPP | Against |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | Against |
| Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Afroditi LATINOPOULOU | Greece | Patriots | For |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Aleksandar NIKOLIC | France | Patriots | For |
| Alessandro CIRIANI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | Against |
| Alexander BERNHUBER | Austria | EPP | Against |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | For |
| Alexander SELL | Germany | ESN | For |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Alexandra MEHNERT | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | Against |
| Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | EPP | Against |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | Against |
| Anders VISTISEN | Denmark | Patriots | For |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | Against |
| András LÁSZLÓ | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | Against |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | EPP | Against |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | EPP | Against |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Andrzej HALICKI | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | EPP | Against |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | For |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | For |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | Against |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | Against |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON | Finland | Renew | Against |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Annamária VICSEK | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Anouk VAN BRUG | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Antonella SBERNA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | Against |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | Renew | Against |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Aura SALLA | Finland | EPP | Against |
| Aurelijus VERYGA | Lithuania | ECR | Against |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | Against |
| Barry COWEN | Ireland | Renew | Against |
| Bart GROOTHUIS | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Greens | Against |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | For |
| Beatrice TIMGREN | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | Against |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | Against |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | Against |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN | Netherlands | ECR | Against |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | Against |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | Against |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Borys BUDKA | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Bruno GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | Against |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| Carlo CICCIOLI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Catarina VIEIRA | Netherlands | Greens | Against |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | EPP | Against |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | For |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | Against |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | Against |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | Against |
| Christian DOLESCHAL | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | For |
| Christine SCHNEIDER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Christine SINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | For |
| Christophe BAY | France | Patriots | For |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | Against |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | Against |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | Against |
| Ciaran MULLOOLY voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | Against |
| Claudiu MANDA | Romania | S&D | Against |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristian TERHEŞ | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | Against |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Csaba DÖMÖTÖR | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | Against |
| Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ | Ireland | Renew | Against |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | Against |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | Renew | Against |
| Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU | Romania | EPP | Against |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | Against |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | Against |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | Against |
| Dario NARDELLA | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | Against |
| David CASA | Malta | EPP | Against |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | Against |
| David MCALLISTER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | Against |
| Delara BURKHARDT | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ | Romania | No group | For |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Greens | Against |
| Dick ERIXON | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Dimitris TSIODRAS | Greece | EPP | Against |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | Against |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | Against |
| Elena DONAZZAN | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Elena YONCHEVA | Bulgaria | No group | Against |
| Eleonora MELETI | Greece | EPP | Against |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | Against |
| Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI | Greece | EPP | Against |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | Against |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | EPP | Against |
| Emma RAFOWICZ | France | S&D | Against |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | Renew | Against |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS | Greece | ECR | For |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | Against |
| Enikő GYŐRI | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | Against |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | Against |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Eugen TOMAC | Romania | Renew | Against |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | Against |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK | Poland | ESN | For |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | Against |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | No group | For |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | For |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | For |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Fidias PANAYIOTOU | Cyprus | No group | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | Against |
| France JAMET | France | Patriots | For |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Francesco VENTOLA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | Against |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | EPP | Against |
| Fredis BELERIS | Greece | EPP | Against |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | For |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Galato ALEXANDRAKI | Greece | ECR | For |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | For |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Georgios AFTIAS | Greece | EPP | Against |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Gheorghe CÂRCIU | Romania | S&D | Against |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | Against |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | Against |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | For |
| Giorgio GORI | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | For |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Giusi PRINCI | Italy | EPP | Against |
| Grégory ALLIONE | France | Renew | Against |
| Guillaume PELTIER | France | ECR | For |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | Against |
| György HÖLVÉNYI | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Hana JALLOUL MURO | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Hanna GEDIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | The Left | Abstained |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | Against |
| Hans NEUHOFF | Germany | ESN | For |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | Against |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | Against |
| Henrik DAHL | Denmark | EPP | Against |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | Against |
| Hermann TERTSCH | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | Against |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Ignazio Roberto MARINO | Italy | Greens | Against |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | Renew | Against |
| Ilia LAZAROV | Bulgaria | EPP | Against |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | EPP | Against |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | Against |
| Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN | Romania | EPP | Against |
| Irena JOVEVA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | Renew | Abstained |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Irmhild BOSSDORF | Germany | ESN | For |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | Against |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | Against |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Isabelle LE CALLENNEC | France | EPP | Against |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| Iuliu WINKLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Romania | EPP | Abstained |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | For |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | Renew | Against |
| Ivaylo VALCHEV | Bulgaria | ECR | Abstained |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | For |
| Jacek PROTAS | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | Against |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | For |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | Renew | Against |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | Against |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | Patriots | For |
| Jeannette BALJEU | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | Renew | Against |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | Against |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | Against |
| João OLIVEIRA | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | Against |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Jonas SJÖSTEDT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | The Left | Abstained |
| Jordan BARDELLA | France | Patriots | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| José CEPEDA | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Julie RECHAGNEUX | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | Patriots | For |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | Against |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | Against |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | No group | For |
| Kathleen FUNCHION | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | Against |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | Against |
| Kinga GÁL | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Greens | Against |
| Klára DOBREV | Hungary | S&D | Against |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Kris VAN DIJCK | Belgium | ECR | Against |
| Kristian VIGENIN | Bulgaria | S&D | Against |
| Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | Against |
| Lara MAGONI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | Against |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | Renew | Against |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Laurent CASTILLO | France | Patriots | For |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Lena DÜPONT | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | Against |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | Against |
| Letizia MORATTI | Italy | EPP | Against |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | Against |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | Against |
| Loránt VINCZE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Romania | EPP | Abstained |
| Loucas FOURLAS | Cyprus | EPP | Against |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Lucia ANNUNZIATA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | S&D | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | Against |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | Against |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | Against |
| Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS | Romania | No group | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | No group | Against |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Maciej WĄSIK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | Against |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | Against |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | For |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI | Poland | ESN | For |
| Marco SQUARTA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Maria GUZENINA | Finland | S&D | Against |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | Against |
| Maria WALSH | Ireland | EPP | Against |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | For |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Marie DAUCHY | France | Patriots | For |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | Against |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | Against |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Marion MARÉCHAL | France | ECR | For |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | Against |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | Against |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Greens | Against |
| Marko VEŠLIGAJ | Croatia | S&D | Against |
| Markus BUCHHEIT | Germany | ESN | For |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | Against |
| Martin SONNEBORN | Germany | No group | For |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | Against |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | Against |
| Mary KHAN | Germany | ESN | For |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | Against |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | Against |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | For |
| Matjaž NEMEC voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | S&D | For |
| Matteo RICCI | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Matthieu VALET | France | Patriots | For |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Mélissa CAMARA | France | Greens | Against |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Michael MCNAMARA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Ireland | Renew | Abstained |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | For |
| Michał DWORCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | Against |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | Against |
| Michele PICARO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Mieke ANDRIESE | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Mika AALTOLA | Finland | EPP | Against |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | For |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | For |
| Milan ZVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Abstained |
| Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA | Romania | EPP | Against |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | Against |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | Against |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | Renew | Against |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | Against |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | Against |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | Against |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | Renew | Against |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Nicola ZINGARETTI | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Greens | Against |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | For |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN | Denmark | EPP | Against |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | Against |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | For |
| Nikolina BRNJAC | Croatia | EPP | Against |
| Nils UŠAKOVS | Latvia | S&D | Against |
| Nina CARBERRY | Ireland | EPP | Against |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | Renew | Against |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | Renew | Against |
| Ondřej DOSTÁL | Czechia | No group | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | Against |
| Ondřej KRUTÍLEK | Czechia | ECR | Against |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Pál SZEKERES | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Paolo INSELVINI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | Against |
| Pascale PIERA | France | Patriots | For |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | Against |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | Against |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | Against |
| Pekka TOVERI | Finland | EPP | Against |
| Per CLAUSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | The Left | Abstained |
| Petar VOLGIN | Bulgaria | ESN | For |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | Against |
| Petras GRAŽULIS | Lithuania | ESN | For |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierre JOUVET | France | S&D | Against |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | For |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Piotr MÜLLER | Poland | ECR | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Rada LAYKOVA | Bulgaria | ESN | For |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Ralf SEEKATZ | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | Against |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ | Lithuania | EPP | Against |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | Against |
| Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Regina DOHERTY | Ireland | EPP | Against |
| Reinhold LOPATKA | Austria | EPP | Against |
| Reinis POZŅAKS | Latvia | ECR | Against |
| René AUST | Germany | ESN | For |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Riho TERRAS | Estonia | EPP | Against |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | Against |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Rody TOLASSY | France | Patriots | For |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | Against |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | Against |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | For |
| Ruggero RAZZA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | Against |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | Against |
| Sander SMIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | EPP | Abstained |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | Against |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | Against |
| Sandro GOZI | France | Renew | Against |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | Against |
| Sarah KNAFO | France | ESN | For |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | Against |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | Against |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | Against |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Sergey LAGODINSKY | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | Against |
| Séverine WERBROUCK | France | Patriots | For |
| Sibylle BERG | Germany | No group | For |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE | Germany | ESN | For |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN | Romania | EPP | Against |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | Against |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | EPP | Against |
| Sophia KIRCHER | Austria | EPP | Against |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | For |
| Stanisław TYSZKA | Poland | ESN | For |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Ştefan MUŞOIU | Romania | S&D | Against |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | Against |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | Renew | Against |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | Against |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | Against |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | Against |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | Against |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Svenja HAHN | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Taner KABILOV | Bulgaria | No group | Against |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | Against |
| Thierry MARIANI | France | Patriots | For |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | Against |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | Against |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | For |
| Thomas WAITZ | Austria | Greens | Against |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | Against |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | Against |
| Tom BERENDSEN | Netherlands | EPP | Against |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | Against |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | For |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | Against |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | Against |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | Against |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | Renew | Against |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | For |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | Against |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | Against |
| Vangelis MEIMARAKIS | Greece | EPP | Against |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | Against |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | Against |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | Against |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | Against |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | For |
| Ville NIINISTÖ | Finland | Greens | Against |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | Against |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | For |
| Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS | Lithuania | Greens | Against |
| Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU | Romania | Renew | Against |
| Volker SCHNURRBUSCH | Germany | ESN | For |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | Against |
| Waldemar BUDA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | Against |
| Yannis MANIATIS | Greece | S&D | Against |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ | Slovenia | EPP | Against |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | EPP | Against |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | For |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine VERHEYEN Germany | EPP | Speeches1 | 22 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Katarina BARLEY Germany | S&D | Speeches2 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Lukas MANDL Austria | EPP | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ Poland | EPP | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Patryk JAKI Poland | ECR | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Manon AUBRY France | The Left | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | No vote recorded |
Show the other 7 speakers
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD France | Patriots | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Billy KELLEHER Ireland | Renew | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Against |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group Poland | Patriots | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Kinga GÁL Hungary | Patriots | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT Belgium | S&D | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | No vote recorded |
| Jeroen LENAERS Netherlands | EPP | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Against |
| Marie TOUSSAINT France | Greens | Speeches1 | 19 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Against |
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution B10-0063/2026 – Motion for a resolution | Roll call | 165 for, 390 against, 10 abstained Rejected |
Text
The text voted on.
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The motion sought to censure the Commission over its handling of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement and agricultural policy.
Parliament rejected the motion, meaning the Commission keeps its position and no further action follows from this text.
The motion's supporters argued the Commission bypassed parliaments and harmed European farmers.
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This motion of censure on the Commission censures the Commission for concluding the EU-Mercosur Agreement without adequate safeguards for European agriculture and for failing to address farmers' concerns.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2026/2002(INS) · Procedure type INS
Parliament rejected the text on 22 January 2026; no position was adopted.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee (done)
- Committee work (done)
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Rejected 22 January 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · No text adopted (done)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 17 connections: Running issue: Von der Leyen Commission · Running issue: EU-Mercosur agreement · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
Running issue: Von der Leyen Commission
- Issue Von der Leyen Commission Running issue · EU initiative 29 Apr 2026
- Decision Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 Resolution · report by Dainius Žalimas 29 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Budget decision · report by Daniel Freund 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
- Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
- Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 10 Jul 2025 Rejected
Running issue: EU-Mercosur agreement
- Issue EU-Mercosur agreement Running issue · Agreement 10 Feb 2026
- Decision Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products New EU law · report by Gabriel Mato 10 Feb 2026 Passed
- Decision Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) Resolution · motion for a resolution 21 Jan 2026 Adopted
- Decision Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products New EU law · report by Gabriel Mato 16 Dec 2025 Passed
- Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
- Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
Final votes that split the chamber the same way
- Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 10 Jul 2025 Rejected
- Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
- Decision Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme Other decision 27 Nov 2024 Rejected
- Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
- Decision Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes New EU law · report by Laura Ballarín Cereza 16 Dec 2025 Amendment 1 rejected
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 (2026). “Motion of censure on the Commission”. Decision, 22 January 2026. votingId 183538, document B-10-2026-0063, reference 2026/2002(INS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/2?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-22-2,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Motion of censure on the Commission}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-22},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/2?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/2?members=all},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 183538, document B-10-2026-0063, reference 2026/2002(INS). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}